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Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes)
Etymology: Pariolius: Greek, pareia = jaw + Greek, leios = smooth (Ref. 45335); maldonadoi: Name 'maldonadoi' in honor of Javier Maldonado-Ocampo for his contribution and devotions to the Colombian and Neotropical Ichthyology.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132479)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 41. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: six branched pectoral-fin rays; narrow head 64.3-68.3 % SL; well-defined white nuchal collar; five branched caudal-fin rays on dorsal lobe; deep body 9.5-13.2% SL; deep head at supraoccipital 35.7-41.6% SL; deep head at interorbital 26.3-29.9% SL; long adipose fin (Ref. 132479).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Faustino-Fuster, D.R., J.A. López-Castaño, J.M. Quiñones and V. Meza-Vargas, 2024. Increasing the species diversity of the monotypic genus Pariolius Cope 1872 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) after more than 150 years. Zootaxa 5433 (3): 389-403. (Ref. 132479)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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