Pantanal parasitic catfish

Paravandellia oxyptera

Entering gills to feed on blood

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Pantanal parasitic catfish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 2.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Paravandellia
Water type: Freshwater