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Scientific Name | Pseudostegophilus haemomyzon (Myers, 1942) |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Río Guarico at Calabozo, Venezuela. |
Pronunciation | 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. |
Species Information | |
Size | 57mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Orinoco River basin. Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Apure, Guarico (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2007. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 2 (no. 4), pp 98, Fig. 4. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2017 Mar 29 23:12 (species record created: 2016 May 03 11:59) |