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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Paravandellia oxyptera Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912 |
| Common Name(s) | Pantanal Parasitic Catfish |
| Type Locality | Cáceres, Rio Paraguay, Motto Grosso, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Brachioica bertonii, Pleurophysus hydrostaticus, Vandellia hematophaga |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 25mm (1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Paraná-Paraguay-Uruguay basin. La Plata  , Paraná (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)La Plata , Paraná , Paraguay (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)La Plata , Uruguay (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Found to exhibit parasitic traits. Inhabits rivers with sandy to muddy bottom. Forages both during the day and at night seeks the gill chambers of larger fishes, especially catfishes. Enters and leaves the gill chamber during the host's ventilating movements: feeds on blood drawn from the gill filaments and may stay in the gill chamber for 1-3 min; when gorged with blood, moves to the bottom and buries itself in the sand. |
| Breeding | Unreported. Sexually mature at around 18mm. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Matto-Grosso Annexo no. 5 - pp29 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Jul 25 07:04 (species record created: 2004 Mar 08 00:00) |
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