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Paravandellia brooksi Henschel, Baskin, Collins & Lujan, 2024 |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes), subfamily: Vandelliinae | |||
| Max. size: | 2.29 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Ecuador, Brazil, and Venezuela. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 6-6. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: medial teeth on premaxilla 21 or 22; principal dorsal-fin rays 11; dorsal-fin first pterygiophore at a vertical anterior to 25th vertebra neural spine posterolateral process of parurohyal, about 50% of anterior ceratohyal length; opercular odontodes 25-30; autopalatine fenestra, about 75% of its area; interopercular odontodes 18-21; straight inner margin of frontal; ascending process of opercle, about 70% length of opercular patch of odontodes; dentary teeth 4-5 (Ref. 137619). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||