Pareiorhina pelicicei

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]

Pareiorhina pelicicei
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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P. pelicicei
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Pareiorhina pelicicei
Azevedo-Santos & Roxo, 2015

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. PMID 25947476.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)


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