Pareiorhaphis parmula
Pereira, 2005
parmula (lat.) from parma = small, light shield, in allusion to the small plate located ventrally just behind the gill opening
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 12 cm
Standard length (documented)
94.5 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
20 - 24 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.0
Habitat river width
2.00 - 4.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
0.40 - 1.00 m
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
normal - strong
Substrate
gravel, rocks
On the riverbank
grasses
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
dark patches
I / 7 rays
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
dark patches
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., 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)
- 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)
- Pereira, E.H.L.; Vieira, F. & Reis, R.E., 2010 "Pareiorhaphis scutula, a new species of neoplecostomine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Doce basin, Southeastern Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 8 No. 1, P. 37)
- 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, P. 36)
- 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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