 Summary of pseudostegophilus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | Sue doh STEG oh fill uss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | Pseudostegophilus: From the Greek pseudes, meaning false, stego, meaning cover and philein, meaning to like; in reference to the resemblance to Stegophilus ("lover of cover", in reference to the secretive nature), another trichomycterid genus. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 54mm, largest 150mm, average 87mm, most commonly 150mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 4 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distribution | Login to view the map. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genus Thumbnails | |
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/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/pseudostegophilus/maculatus/1.jpg "Pseudostegophilus maculatus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/pseudostegophilus/nemurus/1.jpg "Pseudostegophilus nemurus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/pseudostegophilus/paulensis/1.jpg "Pseudostegophilus paulensis - Click for species page")