Parastegophilus paulensis

The Parastegophilus paulensis lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Parastegophilus paulensis (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1946) - add this species to your "My Cats" page. Common Name(s) None Type Locality Avanhandava, Rio Tieté, Estado de São Paulo, Brazil. More

Parastegophilus paulensis to attach to a human leg (Guimarães 1935, IS pers. obs.), and clinging there shortly even out of water. The sucker-like oral apparatus, plus the band of tiny, villiform teeth would serve well these clinging needs. More

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Trichomycteridae
Genus : Parastegophilus
Species : Parastegophilus paulensis
Authority : Miranda Ribeiro, 1918