Acanthoplacatus
# Acanthoplacatus

Acanthoplacatus is a genus of monogeneans in the family Gyrodactylidae.

## Etymology

The generic name is derived from the Latin words acantho ("thorn") and placatus ("idle"), in reference to the idle nature of hamuli in the genus.

## Species

* Acanthoplacatus adlardi Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001
* Acanthoplacatus amplihamus Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001
* Acanthoplacatus brauni Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001
* Acanthoplacatus parvihamus Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001
* Acanthoplacatus puelli Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001
* Acanthoplacatus shieldsi Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001
* Acanthoplacatus sigani Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001
