lophia (gr.) = Wappen, in Anspielung auf die Beule auf der Unterlippe als diagnostisches Merkmal
Synonyms
Acari
chupa-pedra
chupa-pedra
Length (total)
approx. 11 cm
Standard length (documented)
82.1 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
High above sea level
143 - 449 m
Habitat river width
< 60.00 m
Locality
in/near rapids
Type of water
Black water
Flow
strong
Substrate
gravel, sand, rocks
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
present
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, round
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, round
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Pereira, E.H.L. & Zanata, A.M., 2014 "A new species of the armored catfish genus Pareiorhaphis Miranda Ribeiro (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Paraguaçu, Bahia" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 12 No. 1)
- Pereira, E.H.L. & Reis, R.E., 2017 "Morphology-based phylogeny of the suckermouth armored catfishes, with emphasis on the Neoplecostominae (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4264, No. 1, P. 75)
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