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Trichomycterus spectrum
Trichomycterus spectrum is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. This catfish was discovered in Alejo cave, Río Ranchería basin, Guajira, Colombia in 2020.
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Description
The fish was the first cavefish species discovered in the region. The fish is described as being well adapted to life underground and displays clear troglomorphism. It grows to a maximum length of 13.19 centimetres (5.19 in) standard length.
Etymology. The colourful sounding specific name spectrum does not allude to a spectrum at all. Instead it relates to its spectral-like appearance and its dark cave habitat.
== References ==
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1313651.