Trichomycterus pirabitira

Trichomycterus pirabitira is a species of pencil catfish described from tributaries of the upper rio Grande, rio Paraná basin, southeastern Brazil. The maximum recorded length for this species is 7.59 centimetres (2.99 in) SL.

Trichomycterus pirabitira
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Trichomycterus
Species:
T. pirabitira
Binomial name
Trichomycterus pirabitira
Barbosa & Azevedo-Santos, 2012

References

  • 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.

Data related to Trichomycterus pirabitira at Wikispecies


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