Homodiaetus
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| Homodiaetus | |
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| Homodiaetus anisitsi Eigenmann and Ward (Type) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Stegophilinae |
| Genus: | Homodiaetus Eigenmann & Ward, 1907[1] |
| Type species | |
| Homodiaetus anisitsi Eigenmann & Ward, 1907[1] | |
Homodiaetus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes.[1]. These fishes are found in South America.
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Homodiaetus anisitsi Eigenmann & Ward, 1907
- Homodiaetus banguela Koch, 2002
- Homodiaetus graciosa Koch, 2002
- Homodiaetus passarellii (P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1944)
Distribution
The distribution of Homodiaetus is restricted to the southeastern South America, from Uruguay to Paraguay Rivers in the west to the coastal drainages of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. H. anisitsi originates from the Paraná-Paraguay River basin. H. banguela inhabits the São João River and H. passarellii is known from coastal basins in the State of Rio de Janeiro. H. graciosa is distributed in coastal basins of southeastern Brazil in states of Paraná and São Paulo.[3]