linea (lat.) - line, because the dark stripe on the flank
Synonyms
unknown
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 15 cm
Standard length (documented)
115.7 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Minas Gerais
Brazil
ribeirão Piabanha | ribeirão São João ⇒ rio Itacambiruçu | ribeirão de Areias | rio Araçuaí ⇒ rio Jequitinhonha → Atlantic SE
[ -16.598,-42.838 ]
Habitat river width
1.70 - 55.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 0.50 m
Flow
normal - strong
Substrate
gravel, sand, rocks
In water
Podostemaceae
On the riverbank
shrubbery, forest
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
present
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
fin edging: white 
I / 7 rays
fin edging: white 
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
fin edging: white 
I / 7 rays
fin edging: white 
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
Astyanax cf. pelecus
Astyanax sp. aff. fasciatus
Brycon howesi
Hemigrammus marginatus
Knodus moenkhausii
Oligosarcus macrolepis
Astyanax sp. aff. fasciatus
Brycon howesi
Hemigrammus marginatus
Knodus moenkhausii
Oligosarcus macrolepis
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, Pessali, de Andrade & Reis, 2017 "Description of a new species of Pareiorhaphis (Loricariidae: Neoplecostominae) from the rio Jequitinhonha basin, Minas Gerais, eastern Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 15 No. 3)
- 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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