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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pariolius armillatus Cope, 1872 |
| Common Name | Myoglanis Sp`peru` |
| Type Locality | Río Ambyiacu, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Heptapterus armillatus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 32mm or 1.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Pariolius can be reliably identified by having the distal region of anterior and the posterior portion of posterior branch of transverse process joined. This is an internal feature of the spine. Other traits, such as an upper mouth, the posterior portion of the head with unpigmented collar, the region anterior to dorsal fin with unpigmented mark, and a dorsal lobe of caudal fin slightly longer than ventral lobe, are present but are shared in various other Heptapaterini. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Amazon River basin in Brazil and Peru. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Ampiyacu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Itaya (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 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | In the wild feeds mainly on Trichoptera larvae. User data. |
| Furniture | Inhabits sand and gravel bottoms of creeks of relatively fast flowing water as well as sluggish waters of the same streams where aquatic vegetation is lacking. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23, pp 289. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.30.403.2425 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Mar 02 04:46 (species record created: 2010 Feb 03 11:03) |