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Etymology: Pareiorhaphis: Greek, pareia = jaw + Greek, rhaphis = needle (Ref. 45335); hystrix: Named for the spiny aspect of the snout of large males; noun in apposition (Ref. 42856).
More on authors: Pereira & Reis.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

South America: Brazil.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 42856)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 7; Raggi anali molli: 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 (Ref. 42856).

Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Fisch-Muller, Sonia | Collaboratori

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. (Ref. 58032)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Pareiorhaphis hystrix (Pereira & Reis, 2002)