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| Scientific Name | Pareiorhaphis splendens (Bizerril, 1995) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | River Cubatão, near Joenville, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Hemipsilichthys splendens |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 65mm or 2.6" 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: Paraná and coastal drainages of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Santa Catarina State Rivers, Cubataõ (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Acta Biologica Leopoldensia v. 17 (no. 1), pp 117, Figs. 1-2. |
| 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.380.6990 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:14 (species record created: 2017 Jun 01 17:09) |