Biology:Schultzichthys

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Schultzichthys is a genus of of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes.[1] These catfishes are found in South America.

Species

Schultzichthyscontains the following valid species:[2]

S. bondi is from the Amazon and Orinoco River basins, while S. gracilis is from the Guayabero River of the Orinoco River basin in Colombia.[3] Schultzichthys species grow to between 2.6–3.7 centimetres (1.0–1.5 in) SL.[4][5]

References

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  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Pseudostegophilus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Pseudostegophilus. 
  3. Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types". Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-21. 
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Schultzichthys bondi" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
  5. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Schultzichthys gracilis" in FishBase. July 2007 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q7432995 entry