Trichomycterus?

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Trichomycterus?

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Hi friends

Is this a Trichomycterus? What species?

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Re: Trichomycterus?

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Can you tell us where it came from & size please?
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Richard,

The fish was captured on Brazil (southeast) with 2cm.
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Re: Trichomycterus?

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Where exactly in the southeast? There are a number of species with that kind of color pattern in southeastern Brazil, but this looks like a member of the
Trichomycterus immaculatus
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Nova Lima city, Minas Gerais Province.

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