Biology:Pareiorhina cepta
| Pareiorhina cepta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Pareiorhina |
| Species: | P. cepta
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| Binomial name | |
| Pareiorhina cepta Roxo, Silva, Mehanna & Oliveira, 2012
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Pareiorhina cepta[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the São Francisco River basin in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil . It is known to occur alongside the species Astyanax rivularis, Characidium fasciatum, Neoplecostomus franciscoensis, and Trichomycterus macrotrichopterus. The species reaches 4.4 cm (1.7 in) in standard length.[2]
The streams in which Pareiorhina cepta occurs are characterized by an elevation of 810 to 1065 m (2657 to 3494 ft) above sea level, a width of 3 to 5 m (10 to 16 ft), a depth of 25 to 150 cm (9.8 to 59.1 inches), a temperature of 16.6 to 19.5 °C (61.9 to 67.1 °F), a highly acidic pH of 2.78 to 2.87, a conductivity of 0.013 to 0.014 µS/cm, an oxygen concentration of 5.91 to 13.05 mg/L, clear water, moderate to fast flow, marginal vegetation, and a substrate composed of rocks, gravel, and sand.[2]
References
- ↑ "Pareiorhina cepta" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/119528404.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Pareiorhina cepta" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q5566482 entry
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