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  • Pareiorhaphis lineata
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Scientific NamePareiorhaphis lineata    Pereira, Pessali, Andrade & Reis, 2017
Common Name
Type LocalityRio Itacambiruçu, rio Jequitinhonha basin, Grão Mogol, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 16°35'51.6"S, 42°50'15.4"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
Minas Gerais State Rivers, Jequitinhonha, Itacambiruçu (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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ReferenceNeotropical Ichthyology v. 15 (no. 3) e170007, pp 2, Figs. 1, 2, 6a,b.
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Last UpdateSat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)