Pseudostegophilus maculatus
Steindachner, 1879
Synonyms
Stegophilus maculatus
Chupa-chupa-pintado
Homodiaetus maculatus
Parastegophilus maculatus
Chupa-chupa-pintado
Homodiaetus maculatus
Parastegophilus maculatus
Length (total)
approx. 7 cm
Standard length (documented)
60.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Nutrition (mostly): parasite
slime from other fish (mucus ex aliis piscibus)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
7 soft rays
8 soft rays
5 soft rays
8 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
Piabarchus stramineus
Prochilodus lineatus
Prochilodus lineatus
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
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- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 276
- Steindachner, Dr. F., 1879 "Über einige neue und seltene Fisch-Arten aus den zoologischen Museeu zu Wien, Stuttgart und Warschau" (Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Vol. 16, P. 32)
- Steindachner, Dr. F., 1879 "Über einige neue und seltene Fisch-Arten aus den zoologischen Museeu zu Wien, Stuttgart und Warschau" (Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften / Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Vol. 41, P. 25)
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- Nión, H.; Rios, C. & Meneses, P., 2016 "Peces del Uruguay - Lista sistemática y nombres comunes"
- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 421)
- Bonato, K.O.; Silva, P.C. & Malabarba, L.R., 2018 "Unrevealing Parasitic Trophic Interactions—A Molecular Approach for Fluid-Feeding Fishes" (Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 6, P. 1)
- Malabarba, L.R.;Hirschmann,A.; Lucena,C.A.S. de; Giora,J.; Wingert,J.M.; Ferrer,J.; Silva,P.C ; Angrizani,R.C.; Costa Ramos,R. da; Kullander,S.; Carvalho,T.P.; Bertaco,V.; Fialho,C.B. & Bonato,K.O., 2025 "Guia Peixes do Bioma Pampa"
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