Rhizosomichthys totae (Miles, 1942)

Family:  Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes), subfamily: Trichomycterinae
Max. size:  13.8 cm (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Lake Tota basin in Colombia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 10 October 2014 (B1ab(iii,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from the Lake Tota basin (Ref. 39970). Type locality: Lago de Tota, Boyacá, e. Cordillera, Colombia (Ref. 26282, 6868).


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