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de Pinna, M. C. C., & Dagosta, F. C. P. 2022 (1)

Habitat: Paracanthopoma malevola has been recorded from tributaries of the Rio Madeira basin draining the Brazilian shield such as the rio Aripuanã, Machado, and Sucunduri. It is also found in the upper Rio Madeira, in a tributary of the Rio Mamoré, and in the upper Rio Juruena (Rio Tapajós basin), (de Pinna, M. C. C., & Dagosta, F. C. P. 2022). 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 malevola: Latin for ill-disposed or inimical, i.e., an unfriendly fish from a human standpoint.

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Trichomycteridae

South America: Madeira and Tapajós River basins, Brazil. Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Apuí, Igarapé das Araras (trib. to Rio Guariba; Rio Aripuanã drainage) (08°46'10"S, 60°26'40"W).

2.0cm (¾ins)

23-26°c (73-79°f.)

6.0-7.0.

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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