Tiny new catfish species found in Rio Paraíba do Sul basin, Brazil
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 16:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new diminutive species of catfish was found in Rio Paraíba do Sul basin in Brazil. The genus to which the new Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis belongs represents a group of species endemic to Brazil. Although the new species is only around 3 cm in length it is still larger than the smallest catfish that is only 1 cm when sexually mature.