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| Scientific Name | Paulasquama callis Armbruster & Taphorn, 2011 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Waruma River, Kako River–Mazaruni River drainage, riffles and shallow rapids upstream from camp, 05.4755°, -060.77967°. |
| Etymology | Paulasquama from the Latin paulus, meaning small, and squama, for scale armor, in reference to the small plates located in the dorsal series just below the dorsal fin. The specific epithet callis is Latin for a stony, uneven, narrow footway, in reference to the plates like cobblestones along the narrow mesethmoid with naked areas to either side. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 47mm (1.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Known only from the Waruma River, a tributary of the Mazaruni River, a river that flows northeast from Mount Roraima. The Waruma is a largely clearwater river with a slight black tint. Specimens were collected in a riffle in a shallow side channel over polished cobble and gravel. Some larger rocks covered in a grasslike vegetation. The watershed is forested. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo, Mazaruni, Waruma  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unknown although very likely a cave spawner. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Copeia 2011, No. 1, 46–52 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jul 06 14:58 (species record created: 2002 Jun 29 00:00) |
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