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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pareiorhaphis nasuta Pereira, Vieira & Reis, 2007 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Ribeirão Areia Branca, tributary to hydroelectric dam Túlio Cordeiro de Mello, rio Matipó basin, rio Doce drainage, 20°11'17''S, 42°22'27''W, District of Granada, Abre Campo, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. |
| Etymology | The specific epithet of Pareiorhaphis nasuta is from the Latin nasutus, meaning long-nosed, in allusion to the long snout, diagnostic of this species. An adjective. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 95mm or 3.7" 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 Doce basin in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Espirito Santo State Rivers, Doce, Matipó (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Near Threatened , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2022. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 5 (no. 4), pp 445, Fig. 1. |
| 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:1.4.380.2167 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:13 (species record created: 2008 Dec 28 04:34) |