Haemomaster
| Haemomaster | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Stegophilinae |
| Genus: | Haemomaster Myers, 1927[2] |
| Species: | H. venezuelae |
| Binomial name | |
| Haemomaster venezuelae Myers, 1927[2] | |
Haemomaster is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes.[2] The only species in the genus is Haemomaster venezuelae.[3] This fish grows to about 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) SL and originates from the Amazon and Orinoco River basins.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Haemomaster venezuelae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T135057451A135057455. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T135057451A135057455.pt. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stegophilinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ↑ Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haemomaster venezuelae". FishBase. July 2007 version.