| Schultzichthys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Stegophilinae |
| Genus: | Schultzichthys Dahl, 19601 |
| Type species | |
| Schultzichthys gracilis Dahl, 19601
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Schultzichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes.1 These catfishes are found in South America.
Species
Schultzichthyscontains the following valid species:2
S. bondi is from the Amazon and Orinoco River basins, while S. gracilis is from the Guayabero River of the Orinoco River basin in Colombia.3 Schultzichthys species grow to between 2.6–3.7 centimetres (1.0–1.5 in) SL.45
References
References
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stegophilinae". Catalog of Fishes (genus). California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pseudostegophilus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- 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 2007-07-21.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schultzichthys bondi". FishBase. July 2007 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schultzichthys gracilis". FishBase. July 2007 version.