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Pareiorhina brachyrhyncha Chamon, Aranda & Buckup, 2005 |
| Family: | Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4.21 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: left bank of Rio Paraiba do Sul in southeastern Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 30-30. Diagnosed uniquely from its congeners by the reduction or absence of azygous plates in front of the nuchal plate. Differs further from its congeners by the presence of a minute lateral cusp in the teeth, wider body, anterior and lateral profile of head rounded, broad distal profile of the paired fins, and lower number of vertebrae (Ref. 56057). | |||
| Biology: | Known from stony piedmont tributaries of the left bank of Rio Paraíba do Sul. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 (B1b(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||