Pterobunocephalus carvalhoi
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| Pterobunocephalus carvalhoi | |
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| Holotype specimen. Image bar = 10 mm. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Aspredinidae |
| Genus: | Pterobunocephalus |
| Species: | P. carvalhoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterobunocephalus carvalhoi Crispim, Argüello, Silva, Oliveira, Luckenbill & Sabaj, 2026 | |
Pterobunocephalus carvalhoi is a species of siluriform fish that belongs to the family Aspredinidae. It inhabits the upper Amazonian basin of Ecuador in the Napo, Pastaza, and Putumayo rivers. It has large eyes.[1]
The specific name "carvalhoi" is in honor to the Brazilian ichthyologist Tiago Pinto Carvalho for his far-reaching contributions to the study of fish species in the Neotropical realm and on particular the taxonomy and systematics of the family Aspredinidae.[1]