Pareiorhina sofiae

Azevedo-Santos, Uzeda, Katz, Costa, Langeani & Ottoni, 2026
Pareiorhina sofiae
dedicated Marlene Sofia Arcifa
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Neoplecostominae
 
Genus
Pareiorhina
Synonyms
unknown
IUCN Red List:
endangered
Length (total)
approx.  5 cm
Standard length (documented)
34.5 mm
unnamed creek to ribeirão do Turvo near Capitólio (endemic)

Minas Gerais

Brazil

rio Grande → río Paraná → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE

[ -20.624,-46.230 ]
Map to Pareiorhina sofiae
Habitat river width
< 2.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 0.40 m
 
Pareiorhina - overview of habitats
Water values South America
 
Pareiorhina - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
 
Pareiorhina - overview of fins
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
On the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Pic. 2: Pareiorhina sofiae
Pic. 3: Pareiorhina sofiae
Many thanks to
for the pictures
P.L.C. Uzeda, L.J. Sartori, A.M. Katz, F.P. Ottoni, W.J.E.M. Costa, F. Langeani & P.L.C. Azevedo-Santos
1, 2, 3
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