Parastegophilus

Taxobox
name = "Parastegophilus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Trichomycteridae
subfamilia = Stegophilinae
genus = "Parastegophilus"
genus_authority = Miranda Ribeiro, 1946
type_species = "Stegophilus maculatus"
type_species_authority = Steindachner, 1879
subdivision_ranks = Binomial name
subdivision =
"Parastegophilus maculatus"
(Steindachner, 1879)
"Parastegophilus paulensis"
(Miranda Ribeiro, 1918)

"Parastegophilus" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes two species, "P. maculatus" and "P. paulensis".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. maculatus" origiantes from the lower Paraná and Uruguay River basins in Argentina while "P. paulensis" is from the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil. "Parastegophilus" species grow to about 5.4–6.0 centimetres (2.1–2.4 in) in length.FishBase species|genus=Parastegophilus|species=maculatus|year=2007|month=July] FishBase species|genus=Parastegophilus|species=paulensis|year=2007|month=July] "P. maculatus" enters the gill chamber of "Luciopimelodus pati" and feeds on the gills.

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