Paravandellia oxyptera
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912
(Type species)
oxy (gr.) - sharp, ptera (gr.) - fin, probably because of the long, pointed pectoral fins
Synonyms
Candiruzinho
Branchioica bertoni
Candiru do Pantanal
Pantanal parasitic catfish
Parabranchioica teaguei
Pleurophysus hydrostaticus
Vandellia hematophaga
Branchioica bertoni
Candiru do Pantanal
Pantanal parasitic catfish
Parabranchioica teaguei
Pleurophysus hydrostaticus
Vandellia hematophaga
data deficient
Length (total)
approx. 4 cm
Standard length (documented)
28.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo, Asunción
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
rio Corumbataí ➙ rio Piracicaba ➙ rio Tietê ⇒ río Paraná = rio Paraná ⇒ río de la Plata ➙ Atlantic SE
˜[ -16.076,-57.703 ]
Nutrition (mostly): Hematophagus
blood
Eats plants
not known
unknown
10 soft rays
12 soft rays
6 soft rays
6 soft rays
12 soft rays
6 soft rays
6 soft rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
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- Miranda Ribeiro, Dr. A.de, 1912 "Loricariidae, Callichthyidae, Doradidae e Trichomycteridae" (Commissão de Linhas Telegraphicas Estrategicas de Matto-Grosso ao Amazonas, No. 5, P. 29)
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- Malabarba, L.R.;Hirschmann,A.; Lucena,C.A.S. de; Giora,J.; Wingert,J.M.; Ferrer,J.; Silva,P.C ; Angrizani,R.C.; Costa Ramos,R. da; Kullander,S.; Carvalho,T.P.; Bertaco,V.; Fialho,C.B. & Bonato,K.O., 2025 "Guia Peixes do Bioma Pampa"
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