Pareiorhaphis ruschii
species of fish
Pareiorhaphis ruschii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemic to Brazil.
Taxonomy
Pareiorhaphis ruschii was first formally described in 2012 by the Brazilian ichthyologists Edson H. L. Pereira, Pablo César Lehmann A. and Roberto Esser dos Reis with its type locality given as Córrego Lombardia, around 1 km (0.62 mi) northeast of the Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi, a tributary to the Piraqué-Açu River at 19°52'26"S, 40°32'08"W, Santa Teresa Municipality, Espírito Santo. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes classifies the genus Pareiorhaphus in the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos, within the suckermouth armored catfish family Loricariidae.
Etymology
Pareiorhaphis ruschii is a species in the genus Pareiorhaphis, the name of which is a combination pareio, derived from pareiá, which means "cheek" in Greek, and rhaphis, meaning "needle". This is a reference to the needle like hypertrophied odontodes on the cheeks of the males when they are in breeding condition. The specific name, ruschii, honours the Brazilian naturalist Augusto Ruschi, in recognition of his study of the humminbirds of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and his unwavering attempts to create the conservation area, the Augusto Ruschi Biological Reserve, which now protects this species.
Description
Pareiorhaphis ruschii is told apart from all other Pareiorhaphis. except P. azygolechis, by the possession of a dense fringe on the lower lip. Other distinct feateures are that this species has both a row of 6-10 (typically 7-9) small median, unpaired plates, forming a low ridge between the dorsal and the adipose fins and it has a long, straight spine in the pectoral fin.
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