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Pareiorhina mystica Uzeda, Katz, Ottoni, Costa, Langeani & Azevedo-Santos, 2026 |
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photo by
Beatriz Rodrigues da Cruz et al., 2026 |
| Family: | Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4.47 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of a postdorsal ridge; unicuspid teeth; absence of keels on dorsal and mid-dorsal series of plates; two fenestrae on the anterior portion of pelvic girdle; dorsal profile of the snout elliptical; tip of the snout naked; head (87.6%99.0% HL); absence of a cluster of abdominal platelets between pelvic fins; absence of dark spots over dorsal and lateral surfaces of head, body and fins; posterior margin of lower lip fringed; tip of pectoral-fin spine reaching the second third of dorsal-fin base when adpressed; mandibular ramus (12.7%-18.4% HL); and 30 total vertebrae (Ref. 138661). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||