Pariolius pax

Pariolius pax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae
Genus: Pariolius
Species:
P. pax
Binomial name
Pariolius pax

Pariolius pax is a species of three-barbeled catfish found only in small creeks and tributaries of the upper Orinoco River basin. This species grows to a length of 3.2 centimetres (1.3 in) SL and inhabits sand and gravel bottoms of creeks of relatively fast flowing water as well as sluggish waters of the same streams where aquatic vegetation is lacking. It feeds mainly on Trichoptera larvae.[1]

Etymology

The specific epithet is Latin pax for "peace",[2] given specifically in allusion to PAX, the peace movement from the Netherlands, which since the early 1990s has been working to protect human security, prevent armed conflicts and build societies with peace and justice in Colombia.[3]

References

  1. ^ Faustino-Fuster, D. R.; López-Castaño, J. A.; Quiñones, J. M.; Meza-Vargas, V. (2024). "Increasing the species diversity of the monotypic genus Pariolius Cope 1872 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) after more than 150 years". Zootaxa. 5433 (3): 389–403. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5433.3.6. PMID 39646764.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (17 June 2024). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families HEPTAPTERIDAE, PHREATOBIIDAE, PIMELODIDAE and PSEUDOPIMELODIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 31.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ "New species: Pariolius maldonadoi and Pariolius pax". AQUAINFO. 20 April 2024.


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