Metadata

Trichomycterus undescribed species 8

[Galan 1995]

ORDERSUB-ORDERFAMILY
SiluriformesLoricarioideiTrichomycteridae

Note

Galan (1995) notes a troglomophic species of Trichomycterus from Venezuela. It was still not decribed in a review paper 11 years later (Galan and Herrera 2006).

Synonyms

None.

Country

Venzuela

Types

This species is not yet described and there are no types.

Distribution

Troglomorphic and undescribed populations of Trichomycterus are found in both Cueva Grande de Anton Göering and Sima del Naranjo, karst of Mata de Mango, Monagas State, Venezuela (Galan et al. 2009). It is not known if these are two populations of a single species or two separate troglomorphic species.

Conservation Status

[NE]

Key References

Decu, V., Urbani, F. and Bordon, C. Book Section 1994 Venezuela
Galán, C. Journal Article 1995 Fauna troglobia de Venezuela: sinopsis, biología, ambiente, distribución y evolución
Galán, C. and Herrera, F.F. Journal Article 2006 Fauna Cavernicola De Venezuela: Una Revision
Galán, C., Herrera, F., Rincón, A. and Leis, M. Journal Article 2009 Ecología, biomasa y biodiversidad de la Cueva Grande de Anton Göering (karst de Mata de Mango, estado Monagas, Venezuela)