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Pareiorhaphis splendens (Bizerril, 1995)

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Caio Feltrin (1) Abrahão, Vitor et al. 2015 (1)

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Description: Elongated body shape with a convex dorsal head profile. Pelvic fin spine 33.7-52.4% SL; cleithral width 52.7% SL. Habitat: Caught in small crevices formed by loose stones; clear and fast flowing water with a gravel and rocks bottom composition. Aquarium Care: Will need a good water flow in the aquarium as found under rocks in fast flowing waters. Etymology: The specific name splendens: Splendid; bright or glittering.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Hemipsilichthys splendens

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Cubatão, Itajaí-Açu, Cubatão, Nhundiaquara and São João River basins, Brazil. Type locality: Brazil: State of Santa Catarina, river Cubatão: near to the city of Joinville.

Size:

6.5cm. (2½ins)

Temp:

22-26°c (71-77°f)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

Pareiorhaphis splendens is distributed throughout the Cubatão, Itajaí-Açu, Nhundiaquara, and São João river basins in the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina. It is a frequent and abundant species that inhabits fast-flowing, well-oxygenated, and cold waters with rocky substrates and preserved vegetation cover. Threats such as deforestation, mining, and pesticide pollution may occur in parts of its range; however, these do not represent a risk of extinction to its population. The species is found within several conservation units (e.g., Serra de Itajaí Natural Park). Thus, P. splendens has been categorised as Least Concern (LC), (IUCN 2022).

Reference:

Abrahão, Vitor & Claro-Garcia, Alexander & Souza-Shibatta, Lenice & Shibatta, Oscar. (2015). Rapid survey of ichthyofauna from rivers and streams of coastal hydrographic regions of Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Check List. 11. 1-13. 10.15560/11.5.1781.
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). 2022. Pareiorhaphis splendens. 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 splendens

Pareiorhaphis splendens

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