Description

Diagnosis: Differs from its congeners by having three or asymmetrically 4 opercular odontodes in specimens longer than 8 cm SL; a blackish ventral lobe of caudal fin; a row of mid-lateral dark blotches above the lateral line deflected dorsally on caudal peduncle; five interopercular odontodes inserted in the main series; and, lower jaw teeth arranged in seven rows (Ref. 57442).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Trichomycteridae

Genus: Henonemus

Species: Henonemus triacanthopomus DoNascimiento & Provenzano, 2006

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic