Pareiodon microps Kner, 1855
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Relevant Information:	This species is monotypic (only member of this genus) and is endemic to the Amazon river basin in Peru and Brazil. Aquarium Care: A well planted tank a fine grained substrate with a few hiding places. Diet: live, frozen, flake and tablet foods. Not a fussy eater. Remarks: known to bite fins and scales of other fish in the aquarium (Richard Kik IV).
Common Name:	None
Synonyms:	Trichomycterus pusillus
Family:	Trichomycteridaeipitidae
Distribution:	South America: Amazon river basin. Type locality: Borba, Rio Madeira, Brazil.
Size:	13cm T.L. (5ins)
Temp:	-
p.H.	6.0-7.0.
Reference:	Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2014.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 11/2014 ) Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA).