| Parancistrus | |
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| Parancistrus aurantiacus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Tribe: | Ancistrini |
| Genus: | Parancistrus Bleeker, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Hypostomus aurantiacus Castelnau, 1855
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| Synonyms | |
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Acanthodemus Marschall, 1873 | |
Parancistrus is a small genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America.