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

Habitat: Paracanthopoma truculenta occurs primarily in the Rio Madeira, along nearly its entire course, through upland and lowland sectors in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. A single record exists in the Rio Solimões, this being the only record of any Paracanthopoma species in the main channel of the Amazon (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 truculenta: Latin for harsh, cruel or brutish, alluding to its size, the largest species of this hematophagous genus.

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Trichomycteridae

South America: Madeira River basin, Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. Type locality: Rondônia, rio Madeira, Calama (08°01'42''S, 62°52'34''W).

4.0cm (1½ins)

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.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.