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Scientific Name Pareiorhaphis regani    (Giltay, 1936)
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Type Locality Rio Curi Curiay, south of upper River Negro, Amazonas, Brazil.
Synonym(s) Hemipsilichthys regani
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Size 121mm or 4.8" 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.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Middle Negro, Curicuriari (Curi Curiay) (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Data Deficient
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique v. 12 (no. 14), pp 6, Fig. 2.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:14 (species record created: 2017 Jun 01 17:08)