Trichomycterus maracaiboensis

Trichomycterus maracaiboensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Trichomycteridae
Genus:	Trichomycterus
Species:	T. maracaiboensis
Binomial name
	Trichomycterus maracaiboensis; (L. P. Schultz, 1944)
Synonyms
	Pygidium banneaui maracaiboensis Schultz, 1944; Trichomycterus banneaui maracaiboensis (Schultz, 1944);

Trichomycterus maracaiboensis is a species of pencil catfish endemic to Venezuela, where it occurs in the San Juan river, a tributary to the Motatán river in the Lake Maracaibo basin.^[1]^[2] This species reaches a maximum length of 4.4 centimetres (1.7 in) in the wild; in aquaria, it may grow up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Reis, R. & Lima, F. (2009). "Trichomycterus maracaiboensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T167752A6376962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T167752A6376962.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trichomycterus maracaiboensis". FishBase. July 2014 version.

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[iucn-1] Reis, R. & Lima, F. (2009). "Trichomycterus maracaiboensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T167752A6376962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T167752A6376962.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trichomycterus maracaiboensis". FishBase. July 2014 version.

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