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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae Pencil or parasitic catfishes
Subfamily: Stegophilinae
Genus: Ochmacanthus

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5 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Ochmacanthus alternus Myers, 1927

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Ochmacanthus alternus
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South America
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Ochmacanthus batrachostomus
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Ochmacanthus flabelliferus
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Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Ochmacanthus orinoco Myers, 1927

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Ochmacanthus orinoco
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South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Ochmacanthus reinhardtii
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5 Species of Family Trichomycteridae with Genus Ochmacanthus
(Pencil or parasitic catfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1927 Ochmacanthus alternus South America 4 SL
1912 Ochmacanthus batrachostomus South America 3.2 SL
1912 Ochmacanthus flabelliferus South America 3.5 TL
1927 Ochmacanthus orinoco South America 4.6 SL
1882 Ochmacanthus reinhardtii South America 5 TL



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