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Rio Taquari, Paraguay basin
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pseudostegophilus maculatus** (Steindachner, 1879)
Common Name
Type Locality	La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Pronunciation	Sue doh STEG oh fill uss
Etymology	Pseudostegophilus: From the Greek pseudes, meaning false, stego, meaning cover and philein, meaning to like; in reference to the resemblance to Stegophilus ("lover of cover", in reference to the secretive nature), another trichomycterid genus.
Habitat Information
Distribution	La Plata (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 16 (no. 4), pp 32.
Registered Keepers	There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2018 Aug 24 08:27 (species record created: 2018 Aug 18 05:36)