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Stegophilus insidiosus

Stegophilus insidiosus

Classification

Stegophilus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes. These catfishes are found in rivers in tropical South America. Species Stegophilus contains the following valid species: Stegophilus insidiosus Reinhardt, 1859 Stegophilus panzeri (Ahl, 1931) Stegophilus septentrionalis Myers, 1927 S.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 3