Pariolius Pax
📖 Overview
Pariolius Pax (Pariolius pax), first described by Vargas, 2024 is a tiny fish in the family Heptapteridae (order Siluriformes). Adults typically reach 3.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 40 - 41. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: very faint cream bar (collar) or homogeneus coloration of the nuchal region; 6 branched caudal-fin rays on dorsal lobe; light brown in life, light rosy in life; deep body (13.3-17.0% SL vs. 9.5-13.2% SL), deep head at supraoccipital 48.0-51.5% SL; deep head at interorbital 34.5-43.5% SL; short preadipose distance 70.2-73.3% SL; deep adipose fin 3.1-4.6% SL; large eye 8.5-11.5% SL; and wide internostril distance 9.5-11.5% SL .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pariolius Pax is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical South America: Colombia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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