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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypoptopomatinae
Etymology: Pareiorhina: Greek, pareia = jaw + Greek, rhinos = nose (Ref. 45335); sofiae: Name'sofiae' in honor of Marlene Sofia Arcifa for her contributions to the ecological knowledge and conservation of neotropical aquatic ecosystems.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138661)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: tip of pectoral-fin spine reaching up to the base of dorsal-fin spine in vertical, normally reaching the nuchal plate when adpressed; pectoral-fin spine (16.0%-18.8% SL); four infraorbitals; presence of a postdorsal ridge; unicuspid teeth; premaxillary teeth (39-50, modally 44); absence of keels on dorsal and mid-dorsal series of plates; dorsal profile of the snout elliptical; snout tip covered with platelets; mandibular ramus (18.9%-22.5% HL); caudal peduncle (7.8%-8.8% SL); single fenestra on anterior portion of pelvic girdle; absence of dark spots over dorsal and lateral surfaces of head, body and fins; posterior margin of lower lip fringed; postdorsal ridge plates (8-11, normally 9); and 29 total vertebrae (Ref. 138661).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Uzeda, P.L.C., L.J. Sartori, A.M. Katz, F.P. Ottoni, W.J.E.M. Costa, F. Langeani and V.M. Azevedo-Santos, 2026. Integrative taxonomy reveals four new species of the armoured catfish genus Pareiorhina (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper Paraná River basin, Brazil. J. Fish Biol. 1-28. (Ref. 138661)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00977 (0.00436 - 0.02192), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
2.3 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |