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Scientific Name | Pareiorhaphis hypselurus (Pereira & Reis, 2002) |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Rio Forqueta, tributary to rio Maquiné, 29°32'42"S, 50°14'21"W, Maquiné, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. |
Species Information | |
Size | 69mm or 2.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
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: Brazil. Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Maquiné (Forqueta) (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 | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 2), pp 136, Fig. 23. |
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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Last Update | 2019 Oct 13 08:36 (species record created: 2017 Jun 01 17:05) |