Biology:Stegophilinae
| Stegophilinae | |
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| Ochmacanthus reinhardtii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Stegophilinae Günther, 1864 |
| Type genus | |
| Stegophilus Reinhardt, 1859
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| Genera[1] | |
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Acanthopoma | |
The Stegophilinae are a subfamily of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes 12 genera: Acanthopoma, Apomatoceros, Haemomaster, Henonemus, Homodiaetus, Megalocentor, Ochmacanthus, Parastegophilus, Pareiodon, Pseudostegophilus, Schultzichthys, and Stegophilus.[1] A monophyletic group within the Stegophilinae is supported by two characteristics of the lateral line, including Acanthopoma, Henonemus, Megalocentor, Pareiodon, Parastegophilus, and Pseudostegophilus. Acanthopoma and Henonemus have a sister group relationship.[2]
The Stegophilinae are widely distributed in the main South American river basins, including the Amazon, Orinoco, São Francisco, Paraná-Paraguay, and those of southern Brazil .[3] Eight of the genera are distributed in Venezuela.[2]
Stegophilines are sometimes considered candirú, so are considered parasites or semiparasites, because of their peculiar habit of feeding on scales, mucus, or skin of other fishes.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Stegophilinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=638831. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 DoNascimiento, Carlos; Provenzano, Francisco (2006). "The Genus Henonemus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) with a Description of a New Species from Venezuela". Copeia 2006 (2): 198–205. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2006)6[198:TGHSTW2.0.CO;2].
- ↑ Koch, Walter Rudolf (30 September 2002). "Revisão Taxonômica do Gênero Homodiaetus (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) (Portuguese)". Iheringia, Sér. Zool., Porto Alegre 92 (3): 33–46. doi:10.1590/s0073-47212002000300004. http://www.scielo.br/pdf/isz/v92n3/12975.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q7606706 entry
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