| Plectrochilus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Vandelliinae |
| Genus: | Plectrochilus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1917 |
| Type species | |
| Plectrochilus machadoi Miranda Ribeiro, 1917 | |
Plectrochilus is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [1]
P. diabolicus and P. machadoi are found in the Amazon River basin in Brazil and Peru, while P. wieneri is found in the Napo River basin of Ecuador. [2]
P. diabolicus grows to 4.8 centimetres (1.9 in) SL. [3] P. machadoi grows to 9.3 cm (3.7 in). [4]
Specimens of P. machadoi have been found partially buried in the belly of a specimen of Pseudoplatystoma where it apparently had burrowed through the body wall. [4]
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