Trichomycterus astromycterus

Trichomycterus astromycterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Trichomycteridae
Genus:	Trichomycterus
Species:	T. astromycterus
Binomial name
	Trichomycterus astromycterus; V. Reis, de Pinna & Pessali, 2019

Last updated November 25, 2025

Trichomycterus astromycterus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. This catfish is found in Brazil.^[2]

Description

The fish is distinguished based off the quantity and description of a number of features. It has thirty-three vertebrae. It was noted that it shared characteristics with the genus Bullockia, but required further study to determine how much.^[2]

References

↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Trichomycterus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 24 November 2025.
1 2 Reis, Vinícius J. C.; de Pinna, Mário C. C.; Pessali, Tiago C. (2019). "A new species of Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832 (Trichomycteridae: Siluriformes) from the Rio Doce drainage with remarkable similarities with Bullockia and a CT-scan survey" . Journal of Fish Biology. 95 (3): 918–931. doi:10.1111/jfb.14089. ISSN 1095-8649.

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[Cof_genus-1] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Trichomycterus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 24 November 2025.

[Reis-2] 1 2 Reis, Vinícius J. C.; de Pinna, Mário C. C.; Pessali, Tiago C. (2019). "A new species of Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832 (Trichomycteridae: Siluriformes) from the Rio Doce drainage with remarkable similarities with Bullockia and a CT-scan survey" . Journal of Fish Biology. 95 (3): 918–931. doi:10.1111/jfb.14089. ISSN 1095-8649.

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