Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Trichomycterus itacarambiensis (Trichomycterus itacarambiensis), recorded as Critically Endangered
Trichomycterus itacarambiensis (Trichomycterus itacarambiensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Trichomycterus itacarambiensis

Trichomycterus itacarambiensis

Trichomycterus itacarambiensis is a ito.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Trichomycterus itacarambiensis
Recorded from
Brazil
Taxonomy
Siluriformes · Trichomycteridae · Trichomycterus

The ray-finned fish

It was first described by Trajano ug De Pinna in 1996.

Pencil catfishes are small Neotropical catfishes, some of them cave animals with reduced eyes and pigment.

Catfishes are typically bottom-living freshwater fishes with barbels. Cave forms lose eyes and pigment.

Range and habitat

Trichomycterus itacarambiensis is recorded from Brazil.

GBIF currently lists 29 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Trichomycterus itacarambiensis is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the Cebuano Wikipedia article on Trichomycterus itacarambiensis, translated and retold in English, plus Wikidata item Q3756836 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Trichomycterus itacarambiensis?
Trichomycterus itacarambiensis is a ito.
What is the conservation status of Trichomycterus itacarambiensis?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Trichomycterus itacarambiensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Trichomycterus itacarambiensis live?
Trichomycterus itacarambiensis is a ito.
Why is Trichomycterus itacarambiensis in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Trichomycterus itacarambiensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Trichomycterus itacarambiensis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.