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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae Pencil or parasitic catfishes
Subfamily: Stegophilinae
Genus: Ochmacanthus

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South America
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Ochmacanthus alternus Myers, 1927

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Ochmacanthus alternus
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Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Ochmacanthus batrachostomus
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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Ochmacanthus flabelliferus
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South America
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Ochmacanthus orinoco Myers, 1927

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Ochmacanthus orinoco
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Ochmacanthus reinhardtii
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ochmacanthus alternus South America 4 SL 1927
Ochmacanthus batrachostomus South America 3.2 SL 1912
Ochmacanthus flabelliferus South America 3.5 TL 1912
Ochmacanthus orinoco South America 4.6 SL 1927
Ochmacanthus reinhardtii South America 5 TL 1882



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