Rio Taquari, Paraguay basin
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| Scientific Name | Pseudostegophilus maculatus (Steindachner, 1879) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America La Plata (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 16 (no. 4), pp 32. |
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| More Resources | |
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 | Look up P. maculatus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. maculatus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.213.7239 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |