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Pareiorhina pelicicei

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Pareiorhina pelicicei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Pareiorhina
Species:
P. pelicicei
Binomial name
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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lyons, T.J. (2021). "Pareiorhina pelicicei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T173834596A173834600. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T173834596A173834600.en. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. ^ 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.