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Parastegophilus

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Genus of fishes

Parastegophilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Stegophilinae
Genus: Parastegophilus
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1946
Type species
Stegophilus maculatus
Steindachner, 1879

Parastegophilus is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

P. maculatus originates from the lower Paraná and Uruguay River basins in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, while P. paulensis is from the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil. Parastegophilus species grow to about 5.4–6.0 centimetres (2.1–2.4 inches) in length. P. maculatus enters the gill chamber of the catfish Luciopimelodus pati and feeds on the gills.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Parastegophilus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
  2. Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parastegophilus maculatus". FishBase. July 2007 version.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parastegophilus paulensis". FishBase. July 2007 version.
Taxon identifiers
Parastegophilus


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