Haemomaster venezuelae
Haemomaster venezuelae is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae, and the only species of the genus Haemomaster.[1] This fish grows to about 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) SL and originates from the Amazon and Orinoco River basins.[2]
| Haemomaster venezuelae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Stegophilinae |
| Genus: | Haemomaster Myers, 1927 |
| Species: | H. venezuelae |
| Binomial name | |
| Haemomaster venezuelae Myers, 1927 | |
References
- Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Haemomaster venezuelae" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
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