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Scientific NamePareiorhaphis vestigipinnis    (Pereira & Reis, 1992)
Common Name
Type LocalityCreek tributary of Rio Caveiras at Painel, about 27°55'S, 50°05'W, Lajes, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Synonym(s)Hemipsilichthys vestigipinnis
EtymologyLorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
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Size98mm or 3.9" 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
La Plata, Uruguay, Upper Uruguay, Canoas (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Data Deficient
, 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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ReferenceRevue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 18 (no. 4) [for 1991], pp 113, Figs. 2-3.
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Last UpdateSat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)