Pareiorhaphis vetula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Neoplecostominae
Genus: Pareiorhaphis

Species: Pareiorhaphis vetula

Name

Pareiorhaphis vetula Pereira et al., 2016

• Holotype: MCP 49693.
• Paratypes: AUM 67215 (0, 2); MCP 49169 (2, 5), 49149 (3 (1 c&s), 2).

Type locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais State, Santo Antônio do Itambé, Rio Mãe d’Água at Cachoeira da Ponte de Pedra, tributary to Rio Guanhães, Rio Doce basin, 18°27’16.5”S, 43°18’29.7”W.

Etymology: from the Latin vetulus, old or a little old man, in allusion to the small size of adult specimens.

References

• Pereira, E.H.L., Lehmann A., P. & Reis, R.E. 2016. Pareiorhaphis vetula, a new armored catfish from the headwaters of the Rio Doce basin, Brazil (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Zootaxa 4144(3): 443–450. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4144.3.10 Reference page.