Trichomycterus alternatus

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).[1]

Trichomycterus alternatus
Scientific classification
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)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Trichomycterus alternatus" in FishBase. July 2014 version.
  • Data related to Trichomycterus alternatus at Wikispecies
  • "Trichomycterus alternatus (Eigenmann, 1917)". Cat-eLog Data Sheets. PlanetCatfish.


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