Trichomycterus laucaensis

Trichomycterus laucaensis is a species of pencil catfish endemic to Chile where it is found in the Lauca River basin. This species grows to a length of 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in).

Trichomycterus laucaensis

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Trichomycterus
Species:
T. laucaensis
Binomial name
Trichomycterus laucaensis
Arratia, 1983

References

  • World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Trichomycterus laucaensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T22123A9361272. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22123A9361272.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Trichomycterus laucaensis" in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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