Pareiorhaphis hystrix
Pereira & Reis, 2002
hystrix (lat.) - Porcupine, because of the spiny muzzle of the males
Synonyms
Hemipsilichthys hystrix
Length (total)
approx. 12 cm
Standard length (documented)
114.5 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
20 - 24 °C
rio dos Touros near Born Jesus, arroio Água Branca, arroio Alegre, rio das Antas, arroio do Barreiro, rio Barrinha, rio Buriti, arroio Cachoeirinha, unnamed creek to rio Canoas, rio Capivaras, arroio Carazinho, córrego Contendas, rio da Divisa, arroio Dizimeiro, arroio Espeto = rio Soares, riacho Grade, arroio Herval, arroio Lajeado do Moinho, arroio Lajeado Grande, rio Lava-Tudo, rio Manuel Leão, arroio Passo do Carro, rio Pelotas, rio Piratini = rio Piratinim, arroio Raiz Mana = arroio Raiz, arroio Ribeirão, rio do Silveira, rio Taimbezinho, unnamed creek to rio Tainhas, arroio Tavoqua, ➀ rio Uruguai
Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina
Brazil
rio dos Touros | rio do Silveira | rio Cerquinha | arroio Forquilha → rio Santana ⇒ rio Pelotas | rio Ijuizinho → rio Ijuí | rio Baú | arroyo Pepiri Guazú ⇒ rio Uruguai = río Uruguay → río de la Plata || rio Santa Rita → rio Ituim ⇒ rio Turvo | rio Tainhas | rio Lajeado Grande | rio da Prata ⇒ rio das Antas → rio Taquari → rio Jacuí → rio Guaíba → lagoa dos Patos ⇒⇒ Atlantic SE
[ -28.646,-50.285 ]
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
detritus, ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera), diptera (Diptera), beetle (Coleoptera), vegetable fibers, Trichoptera (Trichoptera), butterflies (Lepidoptera)
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
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
06/July/2010
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 354
- Pereira, E. H. L. & Reis, R.E., 2002 "Revision of the loricariid genera Hemipsilichthys and Isbrueckerichhtys (Teleostei: Siluriformes), with descriptions of five new species of Hemipsilichthys" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 13 No. 2, P. 134)
- Pereira, E.H.; Reis, R.E.; Souza, P.F.M. & Lazzarotto, H., 2003 "A new species of the loricariid catfish genus Hemipsilichthys from southern Rio de Janeiro coastal rivers, southeastern Brazil (Teleostei: Siluriformes)" (Zootaxa, No. 285, P. 2)
- Pereira, E. H.L., 2005 "Resurrection of Pareiorhaphis Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae), and description of a new species from the rio Iguaçu basin, Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 3 No. 2, P. 272)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 280)
- Dias, T. & Fialho, C.B., 2011 "Comparative dietary analysis of Eurycheilichthys pantherinus and Pareiorhaphis hystrix: two Loricariidae species (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes) from Campos Sulinos biome, southern Brazil" (Iheringia, Vol.101 No. 1-2, P. 49)
- Pereira, E.H.L.; Lehmann, P. & Reis, R.E., 2012 "A new species of the Neoplecostomine catfish Pareiorhaphis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Coastal basins of Espírito Santo, eastern Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 10 No. 3, P. 539)
- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 419)
- 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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