Stegophilus insidiosus

The Stegophilus insidiosus lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Silvestri has observed Stegophilus insidiosus to suck the blood in the gills of Platystoma coruscans, a Silurid growing to a length of 6 ft. The mailed cat-fish of the South American genus Callichthys FIG. 4. - Callichthys armatus, from the upper Amazons. (Natural size. More

Common names

Kidusloismonni in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Lille gællemalle in Danish (dansk)
喜盖鲶 in Mandarin Chinese
喜盖鲶 in Unknown
喜蓋鯰 in Mandarin Chinese
喜蓋鯰 in Unknown

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Trichomycteridae
Genus : Stegophilus
Species : Stegophilus insidiosus
Authority : Reinhardt, 1859