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| Scientific Name | Pseudostegophilus haemomyzon (Myers, 1942) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Guarico at Calabozo, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Homodiaetus haemomyzon |
| 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) Login to view the 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. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.213.6605 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:32 (species record created: 2016 May 03 11:59) |