Homodiaetus
Sign in to saveHomodiaetus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes.. These fishes are found in South America.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyTrichomycteridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 40
- Family
- Trichomycteridae
- Collections
- USNM, ANSP, AUM, KU, CAS, LACM
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, Siparuni Viii-2, Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Bolivia
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Homodiaetus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes.. These fishes are found in South America.
==Species== There are currently four recognized species in this genus: Homodiaetus anisitsi Eigenmann & Ward, 1907 Homodiaetus banguela Koch, 2002 Homodiaetus graciosa Koch, 2002 Homodiaetus passarellii (P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1944)
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