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Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Stegophilinae
Etymology: Parastegophilus: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, stego, to cover + Greek, phileo = to like (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Temperate
South America: lower Paraná and Uruguay River basins.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 39970)
Enters the gill chamber of Luciopimelodus pati and feeds on the gills (Ref. 557). Reported to reach around 9 cm SL (Ref. 81048).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
de Pínna, M.C.C. and W. Wosiacki, 2003. Trichomycteridae (pencil or parasitic catfishes). p. 270-290. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 39970)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00146 - 0.00990), b=3.08 (2.86 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).