Plectrochilus
Sign in to savePlectrochilus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Vandelliinae, the haematophagic catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyTrichomycteridae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations0
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- Family
- Trichomycteridae
- Collections
- ANSP, AUM, LACM, FMNH, INHS, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA)
- Recorded in
- Guyana, Peru, Brazil, Brasil, Bolivia
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- Plectrochilus diabolicus (Myers, 1927) 473368702.jpg
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Plectrochilus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Vandelliinae, the haematophagic catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.
==Species== Plectrochilus contains the following valid species:
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