Pareiorhaphis cerosus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in coastal drainage basins in eastern Brazil. The species reaches 11 cm (4.3 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

Pareiorhaphis cerosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Pareiorhaphis
Species:
P. cerosus
Binomial name
Pareiorhaphis cerosus
(Miranda-Ribeiro, 1951)
Synonyms
  • Hemipsilichthys cerosus

References edit

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pareiorhaphis cerosus (Miranda Ribeiro, 1951)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Pareiorhaphis cerosus". FishBase.