Trichomycterus areolatus

Trichomycterus areolatus
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Trichomycteridae
Genus:	Trichomycterus
Species:	T. areolatus
Binomial name
	Trichomycterus areolatus; Valenciennes, 1846
Synonyms
	Harcheria areolata (Valenciennes, 1846) ; Trichomycterus maculatus Valenciennes, 1846 ; Trichomycterus marmoratus Philippi, 1866 ; Trichomycterus pallens Philippi, 1866 ; Trichomycterus tigrinus Philippi, 1866 ;

Trichomycterus areolatus 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. This species grows to a length of 11.6 centimetres (4.6 in) TL.

Sources

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trichomycterus areolatus". FishBase. February 2012 version.

^ Reis, R.; Lima, F. (2009). "Trichomycterus areolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T22120A9361027. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T22120A9361027.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

[iucn_status_15_November_2021-1] Reis, R.; Lima, F. (2009). "Trichomycterus areolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T22120A9361027. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T22120A9361027.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[Cof_genus-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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