Pareiorhaphis garapia

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 garapia

Name

Pareiorhaphis garapia Pereira et al., 2015

• Holotype: MCP 48861.
• Paratypes: AMNH 263728 (2), MCP 48614 (11), 48862 (4 + 1 c&s), 48863 (7 + 2 c&s), 48864 (2); MNRJ 43574 (2).

Type locality: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Maquiné, Barra do Ouro, Arroio Garapiá upstream the Garapiá waterfall, 29°30’05.2”S 50°13’15.8”W.

Etymology: named after the stream where it occurs and the waterfall which marks the known limit of its distribution.

References

• Pereira, E.H.L., Lehmann A, P., Schvambach, L.J. & Reis, R.E. 2015. A new species of Pareiorhaphis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the headwaters of the Arroio Garapiá, coastal drainage of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Zootaxa 4034(3): 556–564. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.3.7 Preview (PDF). Reference page.