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Pareiodon microps Kner, 1855

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Danté Fenolio (1) Anthony Giardenelli (1)

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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. Etymology: The specific name microps: Meansng a small appearance. Remarks: known to bite fins and scales of other fish in the aquarium (Richard Kik IV).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Trichomycterus pusillus

Family:

Trichomycteridae

Distribution:

South America: Amazon river basin. Type locality: Borba, Rio Madeira, Brazil.

Size:

13.0cm T.L. (5ins)

Temp:

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

IUCN Red List

Despite the little information available on this species, it is assessed as Least Concern due to its wide range, (IUCN 2023).

Reference:

Brejão, G.L. 2023. Pareiodon microps. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.
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).
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. 2014. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 11/2014 ).
iNaturalist. 2021.

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Pareiodon microps

Pareiodon microps
Maynas, Peru

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