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Pareiorhaphis parmula

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Pareiorhaphis parmula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Pareiorhaphis
Species:
P. parmula
Binomial name
Pareiorhaphis parmula
Pereira, 2005

Pareiorhaphis parmula is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Iguazu River basin in Brazil, with its type locality being given as the Dos Patos River in the state of Paraná. The species reaches at least 9.45 cm (3.7 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Pereira, Edson. (2005). Resurrection of Pareiorhaphis Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae), and description of a new species from the Rio Iguaçu Basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology - NEOTROP ICHTHYOL. 3. 10.1590/S1679-62252005000200004.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Pareiorhaphis parmula". FishBase.