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Pareiorhina carrancas
Pareiorhina carrancas is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil. It was discovered in the Debaixo da Serra, a headwater stream with clear, cold and moderate to fast flowing water of the Rio Grande basin in the State of Minas Gerais of southeastern Brazil. This species grows to a length of 4.12 centimetres (1.62 in) SL.
From the article Pareiorhina carrancas on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Pareiorhina brachyrhyncha has an elongated body shape and it reaches a standard length of 4.1 cm (1.6 in).
Range & habitat
Pareiorhina brachyrhyncha is endemic to Brazil where has been recorded from its type locality, the creek of Debaixo da Serra, as well as the Sapateiro stream, municipality of Barbacena, both in Minas Gerais. This catfish is restricted to headwaters with the type locality being in a relatively natural state with abundant vegetation.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
Pareiorhina carrancas is classified within the genus ''Pareiorhina, this name combines pareiá, meaning "cheek", with rhina, from rhínē, which means "file" or "rasp", this is probably an allusion to the rough sides of the head. The specific name, carrancas, is the name of the municipality in Minas Gerais in which this species type locality is located.
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 616725.