Plectrochilus
machadoi
Miranda Ribeiro, 1917
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Family:
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Trichomycteridae
(Pencil or parasitic catfishes)
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Order:
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Siluriformes
(catfish)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:
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9.3 cm (male/unsexed; Ref. 39970) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
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Distribution:
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South America: Amazon River basin.
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Biology: |
Specimens of P. machadoi were found partially buried in the belly of a specimen of Pseudoplatystoma where it apparently had burrowed through the body wall (Ref. 6868).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Pinna, Mário de
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