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Paracanthopoma jiparanaensis Henschel, Baskin & Lujan, 2026 |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes), subfamily: Vandelliinae | |||
| Max. size: | 2.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 6-6; Vertebrae: 37-37. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: conspicuous median process on parietosupraoccipital; nine teeth on median premaxilla; s6 pore paired; opercular odontodes 6 or 7; interopercular odontodes 7; bilobed caudal-fin; maxillary barbel reaching 50% of eye length; absence of epibranchial 4; posterior process of parurohyal, reaching 10% of anterior ceratohyal length; absence of irregular dark spots on dorsum; opercular odontodes 6 or 7; vertebrae 36; dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays 12; and ventral procurrent caudal-fin rays 13 (Ref. 138907). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||