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Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Vandelliinae
Etymology: Plectrochilus: Greek, plektron = anything to strike with, spur + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Rev Francisco Machado da Silva collected for and/or donated specimens to the Museu Urbis of Rio de Janeiro. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical
South America: Amazon River basin.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.3 cm mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 39970)
Specimens of P. machadoi were found partially buried in the belly of a specimen of Pseudoplatystoma where it apparently had burrowed through the body wall (Ref. 6868).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
de Pínna, M.C.C. and W. Wosiacki, 2003. Trichomycteridae (pencil or parasitic catfishes). p. 270-290. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 39970)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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