Paracanthopoma parva

The Paracanthopoma parva lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Paracanthopoma parva has been found on the gills of another species of giant catfish, Brachyplatystoma vaillanti. More

•Valid as Paracanthopoma parva Giltay 1935 - (Burgess 1989:324 , Schmidt 1993:185 , de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:276 , Ferraris 2007:410 ). Current status: Valid as Paracanthopoma parva Giltay 1935 Trichomycteridae. Distribution: Amazon and Essequibo River basins, Brazil and Guyana. Habitat: freshwater. More

their hosts, and by a report of Paracanthopoma parva found on the gills of another species of giant catfish, Brachyplatystoma vaillanti. Additionally, the Paracanthopoma sp. individuals we examined were not gorged with blood as usual for several vandelliines. More

Common names

Bagrecito in Spanish (español)
副棘盖鲶 in Mandarin Chinese
副棘盖鲶 in Unknown
副棘蓋鯰 in Mandarin Chinese
副棘蓋鯰 in Unknown

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Trichomycteridae
Genus : Paracanthopoma
Species : Paracanthopoma parva
Authority : Giltay, 1935