Acanthogyrus is a genus of parasitic worms belonging to the family Quadrigyridae.

[1] The species of this genus are found in Africa.

[1] Golvan in 1959 divided the genus Acanthogyrus into two subgenera: Acanthogyrus and Acanthosentis based on the number of proboscis hooks; there are 18 (3 circles of 6 hooks each) in Acanthosentis and 24 (3 circles of 8 hooks each) in Acanthogyrus.

[a] Acanthogyrus (Acanthogyrus) Thapar, 1927 Found in the intestine of a rohu (Labeo rohita) in Lucknow, and from the intestines of a catla (Catla catla) from Kolkata, both in India.

[citation needed] Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) Verma and Datta, 1929 A. barmeshoori was found infesting the Farsi toothcarp (Aphanius farsicus) in Maharloo Lake, Fars province, Iran.