Pencil catfish

Trichomycterus striatus

Eight Point Four Centimeters Catfish of the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Pencil catfish is known around Central and South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 8.4 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Trichomycterus
Maximum length: 8.4 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Central and South America: Río Magdalena drainage, Colombia on the Atlantic drainage to the Río Cocle del Norte, Panama. On the Pacific side, it is known from the Río Dagua, Colombia, to the Río Grande de Térraba drainage in Costa Rica.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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