Plectrochilus

Taxobox
name = "Plectrochilus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Trichomycteridae
subfamilia = Vandelliinae
genus = "Plectrochilus"
genus_authority = Miranda Ribeiro, 1917
type_species = "Plectrochilus machadoi"
type_species_authority = Miranda Ribeiro, 1917
subdivision_ranks = Binomial name
subdivision =
"Plectrochilus diabolicus"
(Myers, 1927)
"Plectrochilus machadoi"
Miranda Ribeiro, 1917
"Plectrochilus wieneri"
(Pellegrin, 1909)

"Plectrochilus" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes three species, "P. diabolicus", "P. machadoi", and "P. wieneri".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|format=PDF]

"P. diabolicus" and "P. machadoi" are found in the Amazon River basin in Brazil and Peru, while "P. wieneri" is found in the Napo River basin of Ecuador.

"P. diabolicus" grows to 4.8 centimetres (1.9 in) SL.FishBase species|genus=Plectrochilus|species=diabolicus|year=2007|month=July] "P. machadoi" grows to 9.3 cm (3.7 in).FishBase species|genus=Plectrochilus|species=machadoi|year=2007|month=July]

Specimens of "P. machadoi" have been found partially buried in the belly of a specimen of "Pseudoplatystoma" where it apparently had burrowed through the body wall.

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