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Pareiorhaphis hystrix (Pereira & Reis, 2002)

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Description: Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 6. Having 0-2 azygous preadipose plates; cleithral width 29.3-31.7% SL; presence of flap of skin on the dorsal surface of the pectoral-fin spine of mature males; adipose fin present; hypertrophied odontodes on snout of mature males delicate, usually more developed on anterior portion of snout and head margins. Aquarium Care: Will need a good water flow in the aquarium as found under rocks in fast flowing waters. Etymology: The specific name hystrix: Meaning hedgehog pertaining to the spiny body.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Hemipsilichthys hystrix

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Headwaters of Pelotas, Ijui and Piratinim River basins; upper Taquari River basin, Brazil. Type locality: Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul: Bom Jesus; creek tributary of rio dos Touros, on road from Silveira to Rondinha, 28º39'18"S 50º18'25"W.

Size:

11.5cm. (4½ins)

Temp:

22-26°c (71-77°f)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

Pareiorhaphis hystrix is endemic to Brazil and is geographically distributed in the upper Uruguay River, Ijuí River, and Taquari River basins. The species is widely distributed, frequent, and abundant. As no significant threats to its population have been identified, Pareiorhaphis hystrix has been categorised as Least Concern (LC), (IUCN 2022).

Reference:

Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). 2022. Pareiorhaphis hystrix. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2016. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 10/2016 ).
Pereira, E.H. and R.E. Reis, 2002. Revision of the loricariid genera Hemipsilichthys and Isbrueckerichthys (Teleostei: Siluriformes), with descriptions of five new species of Hemipsilichthys. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 13(2):97-146.

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Pareiorhaphis hystrix

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