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Scientific Name	**Pareiorhaphis lophia** Pereira & Zanata, 2014
Common Name
Type Locality	Bahia State, Lençóis, rio Paraguaçu drainage, rio Santo Antônio at bridge on road BR-242, 12°29’37"S, 41°19’38"W, elevation 350 meters.
Species Information
Identification	Pareiorhaphis species are primarily diagnosed from remaining neoplecostomines by having the canal plate firmly articulated to the preopercle, and by a series of sexually-dimorphic features of hypertrophied odontodes of adult males, giving the fish a hispid appearance.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Bahia State Rivers, Paraguaçu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 12 (no. 1), pp 36, Figs. 1-3.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2021 Jul 14 02:33 (species record created: 2016 May 03 20:21)