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Paracanthopoma carrapata de Pinna & Dagosta, 2022 |
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Colouration: Body almost entirely white or uniform dark tan, with little or no dark chromatophores on surface of body. Narrow fields or spots of brain pigment seen by transparency along edges of posterior part of braincase. Some specimens with internal dark chromatophores visible along vertebrae of caudal peduncle. Habitat: Paracanthopoma carrapata is known from a single locality in the middle Rio Madeira in the Brazilian Amazon. Aquarium Care: Not easy to keep and would need to be housed on their own as larger fish would be preyed upon for their blood in the gill chambers. Sand is the best substrate for digging themselves into and floating plants to cut the light down for this light sensitive species. Diet: Very difficult as all reports seem to intimate that they need larger fish to feed on. Etymology: The genus name Paracanthopoma: pará (Gr.), near, referring to similarity to Acanthopoma (Stegophilinae), both of which possess united gill membranes that are free from the isthmus. The specific name carrapata: Feminine declension of carrapato, Portuguese name for bloodsucking ticks in general, alluding to this catfish’s hematophagous habits. |
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Family: |
Trichomycteridae |
Distribution: |
South America: Middle Rio Madeira drainage, Amazon basin, Rondônia, Brazil. Type locality: Brazil, Rondônia, Rio Madeira at Calama (08°01'42"S, 62°52'34"W). |
Size: |
2.5cm (1ins) |
Temp: |
23-26°c (73-79°f.) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.0. |
IUCN Red List |
Not evaluated |
Reference: |
de Pinna, M. C. C.,
& Dagosta, F. C. P. (2022). A taxonomic
review of the vampire catfish genus Paracanthopoma
Giltay, 1935 (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae), with
descriptions of nine new species and a revised diagnosis
of the genus. Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 62,
e202262072. |
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 Paracanthopoma
carapataHolotype-Brazil, Rondônia, Rio Madeira at Calama |
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