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Trichomycterus alternatus

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Species of fish

Trichomycterus alternatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Trichomycterus
Species: T. alternatus
Binomial name
Trichomycterus alternatus
(Eigenmann, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Pygidium alternatum Eigenmann, 1917
  • Trichomycterus alternatum (Eigenmann, 1917)
  • Pygidium florense Miranda Ribeiro, 1943
  • Trichomycterus florense (Miranda Ribeiro, 1943)
  • Trichomycterus florensis (Miranda Ribeiro, 1943)
  • Pygidium travassosi Miranda Ribeiro, 1949
  • Trichomycterus travassosi (Miranda Ribeiro, 1949)

Trichomycterus alternatus is a species of pencil catfish endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in coastal river basins in Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo. This species reaches a maximum length of 8.1 centimetres (3.2 in).

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trichomycterus alternatus". FishBase. July 2014 version.

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Taxon identifiers
Trichomycterus alternatus


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