Trichomycterus pirabitira
| Trichomycterus pirabitira | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Genus: | Trichomycterus |
| Species: | T. pirabitira
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| Binomial name | |
| Trichomycterus pirabitira Barbosa & Azevedo-Santos, 2012[2]
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Trichomycterus pirabitira is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes.[2] This catfish is found in tributaries of the upper rio Grande, rio Paraná basin, southeastern Brazil.[1] The maximum recorded length for this species is 7.59 centimetres (2.99 in) SL.[3]
References
- ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Trichomycterus pirabitira". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T141169453A141169467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T141169453A141169467.pt. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Trichomycterus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trichomycterus pirabitira". FishBase. April 2025 version.
- Barbosa, M. A. & Azevedo-Santos, V. M. (2012). "A new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the rio Paraná basin, southeastern Brazil" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 62 (3): 357–362. doi:10.3897/vz.62.e31395. S2CID 131616716.
External links
Data related to Trichomycterus pirabitira at Wikispecies