Pareiorhaphis

Taxobox
name = "Pareiorhaphis"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Loricariidae
subfamilia = Neoplecostominae
genus = "Pareiorhaphis"
genus_authority = Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
type_species = "Psilichthys cameroni"
type_species_authority = Steindachner, 1907
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "P. azygolechis"
"P. bahianus"
"P. cameroni"
"P. cerosus"
"P. eurycephalus"
"P. garbei"
"P. hypselurus"
"P. hystrix"
"P. mutuca"
"P. nasuta"
"P. nudulus"
"P. parmula"
"P. regani"
"P. splendens"
"P. steindachneri"
"P. stephanus"
"P. stomias"
"P. vestigipinnis"

"Pareiorhaphis" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Loricariidae.

Taxonomy

Most species in to "Pareiorhaphis" were originally described in "Hemipsilichthys". In 1918, Miranda Ribeiro proposed the new genus "Pareiorhaphis".cite journal|url=http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/vol3num2/Artigo04p271-276lr.pdf|journal=Neotropical Ichthyology|volume=3|issue=2|pages=271–276|year=2005|title=Resurrection of "Pareiorhaphis" Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae), and description of a new species from the rio Iguaçu basin, Brazil|first=Edson H. Lopes|last=Pereira|format=PDF|doi=10.1590/S1679-62252005000200004] Whether "Pareiorhaphis" is monophyletic or not is currently unknown.

Description

"Pareiorhaphis" can be readily distinguished from other neoplecostomines by the unique combination of having fleshy lobes on lateral margins of head ornamentedwith hypertrophied odontodes on nuptial males, caudal peduncle ovoid in cross-section, abdomen usually naked, dorsal fin spinelet ovoid, and adipose fin usually present. The color pattern is usually dark brown and mottled with the abdomen white.cite web|url=http://www.auburn.edu/academic/science_math/res_area/loricariid/fish_key/Hemip/hemip.html|title="Pareiorhaphis" Miranda Ribeiro 1918|first=Jonathan W.|last=Armbruster|accessdate=2007-07-02]

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