Trichomycterus balios is a species of pencil catfish endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the upper portion of the Das Antas and Caí river basins (Laguna dos Patos system), and the Mampituba river basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. This species reaches a maximum length of 10.1 centimetres (4.0 in) SL.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Genus: | Trichomycterus |
| Species: | T. balios
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| Binomial name | |
| Trichomycterus balios Ferrer & Malabarba, 2013
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Etymology
editThe specific name balios is derived from the Greek adjective βαλιός, meaning spotted, dappled, and refers to the color pattern of the species formed by circular black blotches.[1]
Habitat and ecology
editThe localities where the type specimens were collected had clear water and rocky bottoms.[1]
T. balios feeds on larvae of Diptera (Chironomidae, Simuliidae), Lepidoptera, and Trichoptera and nymphs of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Ferrer, J. & Malabarba, L. R. (2013). "Taxonomic review of the genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the laguna dos Patos system, Southern Brazil" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 11 (2). Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia: 217–246. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252013000200001.
Further reading
edit- Ferrer, J. & Malabarba, L. R. (2013). "Taxonomic review of the genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the laguna dos Patos system, Southern Brazil" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 11 (2). Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia: 217–246. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252013000200001.
External links
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Data related to Trichomycterus balios at Wikispecies- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trichomycterus balios". FishBase. July 2014 version.
