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Pareiorhaphis Pumila
''Pareiorhaphis'' is a genus of catfish in the family (biology), family Loricariidae native to South America. This genus can be readily distinguished from other Neoplecostominae, neoplecostomines by the unique combination of having fleshy lobes on lateral margins of head ornamented with hypertrophied odontodes on mating season, nuptial males, caudal peduncle ovoid in Cross section (geometry), cross section, abdomen usually naked, dorsal fin spinelet ovoid and adipose fin usually present. The color pattern is usually dark brown and mottled with the abdomen white. Most species in to ''Pareiorhaphis'' were originally described in ''Hemipsilichthys''. In 1918, Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro proposed the new genus ''Pareiorhaphis''.Pereira, E.H.L. (2005): Resurrection of ''Pareiorhaphis'' Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae), and description of a new species from the rio Iguaçu basin, Brazil. ''Neotropical Ichthyology, 3 (2): 271–276.'' Whether ''Pareiorhaphis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alípio De Miranda-Ribeiro
Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro (21 February 1874, Rio Preto, Minas Gerais – 8 January 1939) was a Brazilian herpetologist and ichthyologist. His son, Paulo de Miranda-Ribeiro (1901–1965), was also a zoologist. From an early age Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro had a passion for natural history; as an adolescent he translated works of Buffon into Portuguese. He studied medicine in Rio de Janeiro, and from 1894 worked as a preparator at the National Museum of Brazil. Here he later served as secretary (from 1899), and director of the department of zoology (from 1929). During his career he explored the Amazon region many times, and under the direction of Candido Rondon (1865–1958) he took part in installing the first telegraph through the Amazon and Mato Grosso. In 1911, after visiting museums and fishery programs in Europe and the United States, he founded a fisheries inspectorate in Brazil, the first official services on fisheries in the nation. In 1911 he published the highly re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |