Paracanthopoma

Paracanthopoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Vandelliinae
Genus: Paracanthopoma
Giltay, 1935[1]
Type species
Paracanthopoma parva
Giltay, 1935[1]

Paracanthopoma is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Vandelliinae, the haematophagic catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.

Species

Paracanthopoma contains the following valid species:[2]

  • Paracanthopoma ahriman de Pinna & Dagosta, 2022
  • Paracanthopoma cangussu Henschel, Katz & W. Costa, 2021
  • Paracanthopoma capeta de Pinna & Dagosta, 2022
  • Paracanthopoma carrapata de Pinna & Dagosta, 2022
  • Paracanthopoma daemon de Pinna & Dagosta, 2022
  • Paracanthopoma irritans de Pinna & Dagosta, 2022
  • Paracanthopoma malevola de Pinna & Dagosta, 2022
  • Paracanthopoma parva Giltay, 1935
  • Paracanthopoma saci Dagosta & de Pinna, 2021
  • Paracanthopoma satanica de Pinna & Dagosta, 2022
  • Paracanthopoma truculenta de Pinna & Dagosta, 2022

References

  1. ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Vendellinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  2. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paracanthopoma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 November 2025.