Pareiorhina carrancas is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil. It was discovered in the Debaixo da Serra, a headwater stream with clear, cold and moderate to fast flowing water of the Rio Grande basin in the State of Minas Gerais of southeastern Brazil.[2] This species grows to a length of 4.12 centimetres (1.62 in) SL.

Pareiorhina carrancas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Pareiorhina
Species:
P. carrancas
Binomial name
Pareiorhina carrancas

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pareiorhina carrancas". FishBase. December 2011 version.
  1. ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Pareiorhina carrancas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T187144A1823779. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T187144A1823779.pt. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Bockmann, Flávio A.; Ribeiro, Alexandre C. (October 2003). "Description of a new suckermouth armored catfish of the genus Pareiorhina (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), from southeastern Brazil". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters. 14 (3): 231–242.