Parastegophilus
Parastegophilus is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.
Parastegophilus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Trichomycteridae |
Subfamily: | Stegophilinae |
Genus: | Parastegophilus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1946 |
Type species | |
Stegophilus maculatus Steindachner, 1879 |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Parastegophilus maculatus (Steindachner, 1879)
- Parastegophilus paulensis (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918)
P. maculatus originates from the lower Paraná and Uruguay River basins in Argentina while P. paulensis is from the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil.[2] Parastegophilus species grow to about 5.4–6.0 centimetres (2.1–2.4 inches) in length.[3][4] P. maculatus enters the gill chamber of the catfish Luciopimelodus pati and feeds on the gills.[3]
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Parastegophilus 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). "Parastegophilus maculatus" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Parastegophilus paulensis" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
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