Pseudostegophilus
| Pseudostegophilus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Stegophilinae |
| Genus: | Pseudostegophilus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Stegophilus nemurus Günther, 1869 | |
Pseudostegophilus is a genus of pencil catfishes native to rivers in tropical South America. The members of this genus are obligate parasites that feed on scales and mucus of other fish.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
P. haemomyzon originates from the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela while P. nemurus is found in the Amazon basin in Brazil and Peru.[2] P. haemomyzon grows to about 5.7 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.[3] P. nemurus grows to about 15.0 cm (5.9 in) TL.[4] P. nemurus is said to become attached to the gills, anal region, and fins of dead, dying, or disabled fishes.[4]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Pseudostegophilus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ↑ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Pseudostegophilus haemomyzon" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Pseudostegophilus nemurus" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
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