Pseudostegophilus

Taxobox
name = "Pseudostegophilus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Trichomycteridae
subfamilia = Stegophilinae
genus = "Pseudostegophilus"
genus_authority = Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
type_species = "Stegophilus nemurus"
type_species_authority = Günther, 1869
subdivision_ranks = Binomial name
subdivision =
"Pseudostegophilus haemomyzon"
(Myers, 1942)
"Pseudostegophilus nemurus"
(Günther, 1869)

"Pseudostegophilus" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes two species, "P. haemomyzon" and "P. nemurus".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. haemomyzon" originates from the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela while "P. nemurus" is found in the Amazon River basin in Brazil and Peru. "P. haemomyzon" grows to about 5.7 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.FishBase species|genus=Pseudostegophilus|species=haemomyzon|year=2007|month=July] "P. nemurus" grows to about 15.0 cm (5.9 in) TL.FishBase species|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.

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