Haemomaster venezuelae

Haemomaster venezuelae is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae, and the only species of the genus Haemomaster.[1] This fish grows to about 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) SL and originates from the Amazon and Orinoco River basins.[2]

Haemomaster venezuelae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Stegophilinae
Genus: Haemomaster
Myers, 1927
Species:
H. venezuelae
Binomial name
Haemomaster venezuelae
Myers, 1927

References

  1. 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Haemomaster venezuelae" in FishBase. July 2007 version.


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