Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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5 species
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Max. Length 8 cm NG

 
Henonemus intermedius
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Max. Length 6 cm TL

 
Henonemus macrops
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Photo by Yuri Hooker/WWF-OPP

South America
Max. Length 9 cm NG
Henonemus punctatus (Boulenger, 1887)

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Henonemus punctatus
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Max. Length 9.3 cm NG

 
Henonemus taxistigmus
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Photo by DoNascimiento, C.

South America
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Henonemus triacanthopomus DoNascimiento & Provenzano, 2006

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Henonemus triacanthopomus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Henonemus intermedius South America 8 NG 1889
Henonemus macrops South America 6 TL 1882
Henonemus punctatus South America 9 NG 1887
Henonemus taxistigmus South America 9.3 NG 1914
Henonemus triacanthopomus South America 9.4 SL 2006



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