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| Scientific Name | Pareiorhaphis lophia Pereira & Zanata, 2014 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Bahia State, Lençóis, rio Paraguaçu drainage, rio Santo Antônio at bridge on road BR-242, 12°29’37"S, 41°19’38"W, elevation 350 meters. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Etymology | Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| 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. 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 Bahia State Rivers, Paraguaçu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map 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. 12 (no. 1), pp 36, Figs. 1-3. |
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| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up P. lophia on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up P. lophia on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. lophia on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. lophia on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.380.6606 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |