Pareiorhina pelicicei

Pareiorhina pelicicei
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Neoplecostominae
Genus: Pareiorhina
Species: P. pelicicei
Binomial name
Pareiorhina pelicicei
Azevedo-Santos & Roxo, 2015

Pareiorhina pelicicei is a species of cascudinho (catfish) endemic to Brazil where it is known from Córrego Tamborete, in Rio Grande basin in the State of Minas Gerais of southeastern Brazil. The specific name is an honor to ichthyologist Fernando Mayer Pelicice.[1]

References

  1. Azevedo-Santos, V.M. & Roxo, F.F. (2015). "A new species of the genus Pareiorhina (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Paraná basin, southeastern Brazil". Zootaxa. 3937 (2): 377–385. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3937.2.8.


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