Parastegophilus

Parastegophilus is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.

Parastegophilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Stegophilinae
Genus: Parastegophilus
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1946
Type species
Stegophilus maculatus
Steindachner, 1879

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

P. maculatus originates from the lower Paraná and Uruguay River basins in Argentina while P. paulensis is from the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil.[2] Parastegophilus species grow to about 5.4–6.0 centimetres (2.1–2.4 inches) in length.[3][4] P. maculatus enters the gill chamber of the catfish Luciopimelodus pati and feeds on the gills.[3]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Parastegophilus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  2. Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Parastegophilus maculatus" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Parastegophilus paulensis" in FishBase. July 2007 version.


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