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Scientific Name | Pareiorhaphis hystrix (Pereira & Reis, 2002) |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Creek tributary of rio dos Touros, on road from Silveira to Rondinha, 28°39'18"S, 50°18'25"W, Bom Jesus, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. |
Synonym(s) | Hemipsilichthys hystrix |
Species Information | |
Size | 115mm or 4.5" 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. |
General Remarks | This species shows significant color and morphological variation across its range, even with regard to secondary sex traits in males. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Brazil. La Plata, Uruguay, Upper Uruguay, Pelotas (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Middle Uruguay, Ijuí (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Upper Uruguay, Canoas (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Upper Uruguay, Chapecó (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Upper Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Laguna dos Patos, Guaíba, Jacuí, Taquari (Rio Grande do Sul) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a 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 134, Fig. 22. |
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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Last Update | 2021 Sep 01 14:57 (species record created: 2017 Jun 01 17:05) |