 Summary of paralithoxus |
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| Pronounced | PAH rah lith OX uss |
| Etymology | Greek: Para = The side of + lithos = stone + oxys = sharp. |
| Furniture | All species of Paralithoxus are adapted to high-energy waters, occupying cracks or crevices on rocks in clear fast-moving rivers with rapids and rocky/sandy substrates. |
| Size | Smallest 41mm, largest 70mm, average 60mm, most commonly 70mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 16 "species" in the database |
| New spp. / time |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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| Distribution |
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| Genus Thumbnails |
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P. boujardi
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/paralithoxus/bovallii/1.jpg "Paralithoxus bovallii - Click for species page")
P. bovallii
(i:3, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/paralithoxus/cf_raso/1.jpg "Paralithoxus cf. raso - Click for species page")
P. cf. raso
(i:4, k:0)
P. jariensis
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/paralithoxus/mocidade/1.jpg "Paralithoxus mocidade - Click for species page")
P. mocidade
(i:8, k:0)
P. pallidimaculatus
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/paralithoxus/planquettei/1.jpg "Paralithoxus planquettei - Click for species page")
P. planquettei
(i:4, k:0)
P. raso
(i:0, k:0)
P. sp. (L217)
(i:0, k:0)
P. sp. (L256)
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/paralithoxus/sp%28l431%29/1.jpg "Paralithoxus sp. (L431) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (L431)
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/paralithoxus/sp%28l432%29/1.jpg "Paralithoxus sp. (L432) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (L432)
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/paralithoxus/sp%28l433%29/1.jpg "Paralithoxus sp. (L433) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (L433)
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/paralithoxus/sp%28l434%29/1.jpg "Paralithoxus sp. (L434) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (L434)
(i:1, k:0)
P. stocki
(i:0, k:0)
P. surinamensis
(i:0, k:0)
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