Haemomaster

Haemomaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haemomaster venezuelae". FishBase. July 2007 version.