/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/paravandellia/oxyptera/1.jpg "Paravandellia oxyptera")
/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/paravandellia/oxyptera/2.jpg "Paravandellia oxyptera")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Paravandellia oxyptera Miranda Ribeiro, 1912 |
| Common Name | Pantanal Parasitic Catfish |
| Type Locality | Cáceres, Rio Paraguay, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Brachioica bertonii, Pleurophysus hydrostaticus, Vandellia hematophaga |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 25mm or 1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Paraná, Paraguay and Uruguay River basins. La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| 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. User data. |
| Breeding | Unreported. Sexually mature at around 18mm. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Loricariidae, Callichthyidae, Doradidae e Trichomycteridae Annexo no. 5, pp 29. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Oct 08 11:51 (species record created: 2004 Mar 08 00:00) |
