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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pareiorhaphis azygolechis (Pereira & Reis, 2002) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Araraquara about 8 kilometers north of Garuva, 25°57'58"S, 48°49'43"W, Guaratuba, Paraná State, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Hemipsilichthys azygolechis |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 117mm or 4.6" 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: rio São João drainage in Brazil. Paraná State Rivers, São João (Paraná) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 2), pp 129, Fig. 20. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.380.6976 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:13 (species record created: 2017 Jun 01 17:02) |