Stegophilus
Sign in to saveStegophilus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes. These catfishes are found in rivers in tropical South America.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyTrichomycteridae
Habitatfreshwater
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 45
- Family
- Trichomycteridae
- Collections
- AUM, ANSP, CAS, LACM, ROM, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA)
- Recorded in
- Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, Brazil, Brasil
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Stegophilus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes. These catfishes are found in rivers in tropical South America.
==Species== Stegophilus contains the following valid species:
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