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    Scientific NamePareiorhaphis garapia    Pareira, Lehmann A., Schvambach & Reis, 2015
    Common Name
    Type LocalityRio Grande do Sul, Maquiné, Barra do Ouro, Arroio Garapiá upstream the Garapiá waterfall, Brazil, 29°30’05.2"S, 50°13’15.8"W.
    Synonym(s)
    EtymologyLorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
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    IdentificationPareiorhaphis 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.
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    DistributionSouth America
    Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Maquiné (Forqueta) (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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    IUCN Red List Category
    Not Evaluated
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    BreedingUnreported in the aquarium.
    Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceZootaxa 4034 (no. 3), pp 557, Figs. 1-3.
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    Last UpdateSat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)