Stegophilus
E805757
Stegophilus is a genus of small parasitic catfishes within the Neotropical pencil catfish family Trichomycteridae, known for their specialized feeding habits on other fishes.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish genus
ⓘ
genus ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Neotropical catfishes ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | pencil catfishes ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | parasitic pencil catfishes ⓘ |
| diet |
blood of other fishes
ⓘ
mucus of other fishes ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | ectoparasite of fishes ⓘ |
| family | Trichomycteridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType | parasitic ⓘ |
| firstDescribedIn | 19th century (approximate) ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
rivers ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
adaptations for attaching to host fishes
ⓘ
elongate body ⓘ specialized mouthparts for parasitism ⓘ |
| hasFinType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Siluriformes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trichomycteridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| host | other fishes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Neotropical freshwater fish fauna ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
benthic
ⓘ
parasitic ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Neotropics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| region | tropical South America ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| subfamily | Stegophilinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeOf | parasitic catfish ⓘ |
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