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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pareiorhaphis eurycephalus (Pereira & Reis, 2002) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Creek tributary of rio Canoas, east of vila São José, on road to serra do Corvo Branco, 28°03'33"S, 49°25'42"W, Urubici, Santa Catarina, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Hemipsilichthys eurycephalus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 63mm or 2.5" 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 Canoas in Santa Catarina, Brazil. La Plata, Uruguay, Upper Uruguay, Canoas (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 131, Fig. 21. |
| 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:1.4.380.6978 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:13 (species record created: 2017 Jun 01 17:04) |