Parastegophilus is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
P. maculatus originates from the lower Paraná and Uruguay River basins in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, 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
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Parastegophilus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ^ Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parastegophilus maculatus". FishBase. July 2007 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parastegophilus paulensis". FishBase. July 2007 version.