Trichomycterus banneaui ( Eigenmann, 1912 )

Albornoz-Garzón, Juan G., Conde-Saldaña, Cristhian C., López-Delgado, Edwin O., García-Melo, Jorge E. & Villa-Navarro, Francisco A., 2020, Fishes from the Río Alvarado drainage, Upper Río Magdalena Basin, Colombia, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1181-1198 : 1189

Trichomycterus banneaui ( Eigenmann, 1912)

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Material examined. COLOMBIA • 19, 18.2–37.3 mm SL; Río Alvarado-Caldas Viejo ; 04°36′41.2″N, 074°55′ 46.2″W; 351 m a.s.l.; 19 Sep. 2012; Cristhian C. Conde- Saldaña, Juan G. Albornoz-Garzón leg.; CZUT-IC 10106 . • 8, 21.3–45.0 mm SL; Río Alvarado-Puente ; 04° 31′11.3″N, 074°59′14.0″W; 521 m a.s.l.; 19 Sep. 2012; Juan G. Albornoz-Garzón, Cristhian C. Conde-Saldaña leg.; CZUT-IC 10168 .

Identification. Relatively small body size (largest specimen 47 mm SL). Head triangular in dorsal view. Premaxilla with 27 conical teeth arranged in two or three irregular rows. Dentary with 30 conical teeth arranged in three of four irregular rows. Interopercle with 26 odontodes. Opercle with 23 to 29 odontodes. Pectoral fin with seven branched rays. Caudal fin emarginated. Body light yellow with predorsal and horizontal mid-lateral rows of large blotches ( García-Melo 2009).