Pareiorhaphis vetula
Pereira, Lehmann & Reis, 2016
vetulus (lat.) = old or little old man - with respect to the small size
Synonyms
unknown
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 7 cm
Standard length (documented)
49.3 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
High above sea level
755 - 850 m
Habitat river width
5.00 - 6.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
0.30 - 2.00 m
Locality
in/near rapids, in pools
Type of water
Black water
Flow
small
Substrate
gravel, sand, rocks
On the riverbank
grasses, forest
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
unknown
present
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
incised / concave
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
incised / concave
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
Astyanax rivularis
Trichomycterus sp.
Trichomycterus sp.
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. & Lehmann, P. A. & Reis, R.E., 2016 "Pareiorhaphis vetula, a new armored catfish from the headwaters of the Rio Doce basin, Brazil (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Zootaxa 4144/3)
- 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)
- Pereira, E.H.L.; Pessali, T.C. & Reis, R.E., 2018 "A New Species of Pareiorhaphis (Loricariidae: Neoplecostominae) from the Mucuri River Basin, Minas Gerais, Eastern Brazil" (Copeia, Vol. 106 No. 4, P. 639)
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