Trichomycterus balios
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Trichomycterus balios is a species of pencil catfish endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the upper portion of the Das Antas and Caí river basins (Laguna dos Patos system), and the Mampituba river basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. This species reaches a maximum length of {{convert|10.1|cm|in}} SL.{{cite journal|author1=Ferrer, J. |author2=Malabarba, L. R. |name-list-style=amp | date=2013| title=Taxonomic review of the genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the laguna dos Patos system, Southern Brazil| journal=Neotropical Ichthyology| volume=11| number=2| pages=217–246| publisher=Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia|doi=10.1590/S1679-62252013000200001 | url=http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v11n2/1679-6225-ni-11-02-0217.pdf| doi-access=free}}
Etymology
The specific name balios is derived from the Greek adjective βαλιός, meaning spotted, dappled, and refers to the color pattern of the species formed by circular black blotches.
Habitat and ecology
The localities where the type specimens were collected had clear water and rocky bottoms.
T. balios feeds on larvae of Diptera (Chironomidae, Simuliidae), Lepidoptera, and Trichoptera and nymphs of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera.
References
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Further reading
- {{cite journal|author1=Ferrer, J. |author2=Malabarba, L. R. |name-list-style=amp | date=2013| title=Taxonomic review of the genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the laguna dos Patos system, Southern Brazil| journal=Neotropical Ichthyology| volume=11| number=2| pages=217–246| publisher=Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia|doi=10.1590/S1679-62252013000200001 | url=http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v11n2/1679-6225-ni-11-02-0217.pdf| doi-access=free}}
External links
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Trichomycterus balios|Trichomycterus balios}}
- {{FishBase |genus= Trichomycterus|species=balios| month = July | year = 2014}}
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Category:Pencil catfish of Brazil
Category:Endemic fish of Brazil
Category:Fish described in 2013
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