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Pareiorhaphis eurycephalus
Pareiorhaphis eurycephalus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Canoas River basin in the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil, with its type locality being listed as near Urubici. The species reaches 6.3 cm (2.5 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.
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Description
Pareiorhaphis eurycephalus has 7 soft rays in its dorsal fin and 5 or 6 soft rays in its anal fin. Its adipose fin is reduced in size and may be absent. The cleithrum has a width that is equivalent to 33.5 to 40% of the standard length. This species has an elongated body and reaches a standard length of 6.3 cm (2.5 in).
Range & habitat
Pareiorhaphis eurycephalus is found in the upper basin of the Canoas River in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
In human culture
Pareiorhaphis eurycephalus is a species in the genus Pareiorhaphis, the name of which is a combination pareio, derived from pareiá, which means "cheek" in Greek, and rhaphis, meaning "needle". This is a reference to the needle like hypertrophied odontodes on the cheeks of the males when they are in breeding condition. The specific name, eurycephalus, means "wide head", an allusion to the moderately flattened and wide head of this species.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 616705.