Biology:Stegophilus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Stegophilus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Stegophilinae |
| Genus: | Stegophilus Reinhardt, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Stegophilus insidiosus Reinhardt, 1859
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Stegophilus is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Stegophilus insidiosus Reinhardt, 1859
- Stegophilus panzeri (Ahl, 1931)
- Stegophilus septentrionalis Myers, 1927
S. insidiosus originates from the São Francisco River basin in Brazil , S. panzeri is from the lower Amazon River basin in Brazil, and S. septentrionalis is from Orinoco River basin in Venezuela.[2] Stegophilus species grow to between 4.1–4.4 centimetres (1.6–1.7 in) SL.[3][4] S. insidiosus is a true parasite living in the gill chambers of larger fishes, including catfishes like Sorubim lima; it uses its strong teeth to bite into the gill filaments to suck the blood.[5]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Stegophilus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Stegophilus panzeri" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Stegophilus septentrionalis" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Stegophilus insidiosus" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q10678093 entry
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