Stegophilus

Taxobox
name = "Stegophilus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Trichomycteridae
subfamilia = Stegophilinae
genus = "Stegophilus"
genus_authority = Reinhardt, 1859
type_species = "Stegophilus insidiosus"
type_species_authority = Reinhardt, 1859
subdivision_ranks = Binomial name
subdivision =
"Stegophilus insidiosus"
Reinhardt, 1859
"Stegophilus panzeri"
(Ahl, 1931)
"Stegophilus septentrionalis"
Myers, 1927

"Stegophilus" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes three species, "S. insidiosus", "S. panzeri", and "S. septentrionalis".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] "S. insidiosus" originates from the São Francisco River basin in Brazil, "S. panzeri" is from the lower Amazon River basin in Brazil, and "S. septentrionalis" is from Orinoco River basin in Venezuela. "Stegophilus" species grow to between 4.1–4.4 centimetres (1.6–1.7 in) SL.FishBase species|genus=Stegophilus|species=panzeri|year=2007|month=July] FishBase species|genus=Stegophilus|species=septentrionalis|year=2007|month=July] "S. insidiosus" is a true parasite living in the gill chambers of larger fishes, including catfishes like "Sorubim lima"; it uses its strong teeth to bite into the gill filaments to suck the blood.FishBase species|genus=Stegophilus|species=insidiosus|year=2007|month=July]

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