Trichomycterus laucaensis

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Trichomycterus laucaensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Trichomycterus
Species:
T. laucaensis
Binomial name
Trichomycterus laucaensis
Arratia, 1983 [2]

Trichomycterus laucaensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. [2] This catfish is 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). [3]

References

  1. ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Trichomycterus laucaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996 e.T22123A9361272. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22123A9361272.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 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.
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