Tridensimilis

Taxobox
name = "Tridensimilis"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Trichomycteridae
subfamilia = Tridentinae
genus = "Tridensimilis"
genus_authority = Schultz, 1944
type_species = "Tridensimilis venezuelae"
type_species_authority = Schultz, 1944
subdivision_ranks = Binomial name
subdivision =
"Tridensimilis brevis"
(Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
"Tridensimilis venezuelae"
Schultz, 1944

"Tridensimilis" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes two species, "T. brevis" and "T. venezuelae".cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J., Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|format=PDF] "T. brevis" is distributed in the Amazon River basin in Brazil, while "T. venezuelae" is distributed in the Orinoco basin in Venezuela. Both species grow to about 2.5–3.0 centimetres (.98–1.2 in) TL.FishBase species|genus=Trindensimilis|species=brevis|year=2007|month=July] FishBase species|genus=Trindensimilis|species=venezuelae|year=2007|month=July] "T. brevis" lives in the sand of shallow rivers and creeks. It is parasitic, entering the gill chambers of larger catfishes. It is also known for entering, probably by mistake, the urethra of mammals urinating under water.

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