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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pareiorhaphis proskynita Pereira & Britto, 2012 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Catas Altas, Rio Doce drainage, Ribeirão Caraça at locality of Taboões, Reserva Particular do Patrimômio Natural (R.P.P.N.) Santuário do Caraça, Serra do Caraça, tributary of Rio Piracicaba, 20°04'54"S, 43°30'20"W, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. |
| Species Information | |
| 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 | Espirito Santo State Rivers, Doce (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the 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 | Copeia 2012 (no. 3), pp 519, Fig. 1. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up P. proskynita on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. proskynita on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. proskynita on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.380.6987 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:14 (species record created: 2017 Jun 01 17:08) |