Haemomaster

Haemomaster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Stegophilinae
Genus: Haemomaster
Myers, 1927
Species:
H. venezuelae
Binomial name
Haemomaster venezuelae
Myers, 1927

Haemomaster is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes. The only species in the genus is Haemomaster venezuelae. This fish grows to about 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) SL and originates from the Amazon and Orinoco River basins.

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Haemomaster venezuelae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T135057451A135057455. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T135057451A135057455.pt. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stegophilinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haemomaster venezuelae". FishBase. July 2007 version.