Apomatoceros
Genus of fishes
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Apomatoceros 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 Apomatoceros alleni.[3] This fish grows to about 14.6 centimetres (5.7 in) SL and originates from the Amazon River.[4] The specific name honours the collector of the type, zoologist William Ray Allen of Indiana University.[5]
| Apomatoceros | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Stegophilinae |
| Genus: | Apomatoceros C. H. Eigenmann, 1922[2] |
| Species: | A. alleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Apomatoceros alleni C. H. Eigenmann, 1922[2] | |
