/siluriformes/loricariidae/pareiorhaphis/bahiana/1.jpg "Pareiorhaphis bahiana")
Male/siluriformes/loricariidae/pareiorhaphis/bahiana/2.jpg "Pareiorhaphis bahiana")
Ventral view/siluriformes/loricariidae/pareiorhaphis/bahiana/3.jpg "Pareiorhaphis bahiana")
Close-up of male's head
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pareiorhaphis bahiana (Gosline, 1947) |
| Common Names | LDA017, Plettet Pindsvinesugemalle (Denmark) Spotted Hedgehog Pleco |
| Type Locality | Fazenda Almada, Ilhus [Ilheus], Bahia State, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Corymbophanes bahianus, Hemipsilichthys bahianus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 85mm or 3.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Pareiorhaphis species are primarily diagnosed
from remaining neoplecostomines by having the canal plate firmly articulated to the preopercle, and by a series of
sexually-dimorphic features of hypertrophied odontodes of adult males, giving the fish a hispid appearance. Body width at anal-fin origin 16.6-18.8% SL; head length 30.7-33.0% SL; anal fin with 5 branched rays; maxillary barbel free, not coalesced with lower lip |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: small coastal drainages near Ilhéus, between the basins of rio Pardo and rio Contas, in southern Bahia. Bahia State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Bahia State Rivers, Pardo (Bahia) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Bahia State Rivers, de Contas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| pH | 6.6 - 7.2 |
| Temperature | 23.0-25.0°C or 73.4-77°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | dH°20 |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro v. 41, pp 107, Pl. 3 (figs. 5-6). |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.380.404 | |
| Last Update | 2022 Feb 03 10:29 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00) |