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  • Pareiorhaphis mutuca
  • Pareiorhaphis mutuca
  • Pareiorhaphis mutuca
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Scientific NamePareiorhaphis mutuca    (Oliveira & Oyakawa, 1999)
Common Name
Type LocalityRio das Velhas drainage, Nova Lima County, Córrego Mutuca, at right side of road from Belo Horizonte to Nova Lima, kilometer 20, about 20°60'S, 43°55'W, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
Synonym(s)Hemipsilichthys mutuca
EtymologyLorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
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Size96mm or 3.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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
São Francisco, Middle São Francisco, Das Velhas, Upper Das Velhas (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Endangered
, a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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BreedingUnreported in the aquarium.
Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceIchthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 10 (no. 1), pp 75, Figs. 1-2.
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Last UpdateSat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)