Pseudostegophilus
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Pseudostegophilus
| authority = Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
| type_species = Stegophilus nemurus
| type_species_authority = Günther, 1869
| subdivision_ranks =
| subdivision =
}}
Pseudostegophilus is a genus of pencil catfishes native to rivers in tropical South America. The members of this genus are obligate parasites that feed on scales and mucus of other fish.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Pseudostegophilus| month = February | year = 2012}}
- Pseudostegophilus haemomyzon (Myers, 1942)
- Pseudostegophilus nemurus (Günther, 1869)
P. haemomyzon originates from the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela while P. nemurus is found in the Amazon basin in Brazil and Peru.{{cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J. Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1 }} P. haemomyzon grows to about 5.7 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.{{FishBase|genus=Pseudostegophilus|species=haemomyzon|year=2007|month=July}} P. nemurus grows to about {{convert|15.0|cm|in|abbr=on}} TL.{{FishBase|genus=Pseudostegophilus|species=nemurus|year=2007|month=July}} P. nemurus is said to become attached to the gills, anal region, and fins of dead, dying, or disabled fishes.
References
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Category:Catfish of South America
Category:Fish of the Amazon basin
Category:Freshwater fish genera
Category:Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann
Category:Taxa named by Rosa Smith Eigenmann
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