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Plectrochilus machadoi Miranda Ribeiro, 1917 |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes), subfamily: Vandelliinae | |||
| Max. size: | 9.3 cm (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Amazon River basin. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | 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). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 December 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||