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| Scientific Name | Pareiorhaphis parmula Pereira, 2005 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Iguaçu basin, rio dos Patos, tributary to rio da Várzea, on road PR-427 from Lapa to Campo do Tenente, 25°50'36.8"S, 49°43'39.2"W, Lapa, Paraná, Brazil. |
| Species Information | |
| 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 Iguaçu basin in Brazil. La Plata, Paraná, Iguazu (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 | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 2), pp 272, 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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 | Look up P. parmula on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| Last Update | 2020 Oct 26 16:12 (species record created: 2017 Jun 01 17:07) |