Výskyt
Jižní Amerika — horní tok Orinoka, stát Amazonas, Venezuela.
Typová lokalita
Caño Soromoni, 11.8 km WNW of La Esmeralda, Ventuari-Orinoco drainage basin, Amazonas State, Venezuela, 3.1938°, -65.65197°, elevation about 124 meters.
Původní popis
Henschel, E., Baskin, J. N., Collins, R. & Lujan, N. K. 2024. A revised diagnosis of the blood-feeding candiru genus Paravandellia (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae, Vandelliinae): with descriptions of three new species. American Museum Novitates No. 4024: 1-36.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.