title: A new species of the genus Pareiorhina (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Paraná basin, southeastern Brazil.
abstract: Pareiorhina pelicicei sp. n., a new Loricariidae, is described from the rio Grande, upper rio Paraná basin, southeastern Brazil. The new species differs from its congeners by combination of the following characters: teeth with a minute lateral cusp; absence of small plates scattered on the thorax and abdomen; tip of the snout naked; lower predorsal length; higher number of premaxillary and dentary teeth.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ictiologia, Departamento de Zoologia, IBB-UNESP, Campus de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, 18618-970, Brazil.; Email: valter.ecologia@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Valter M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Azevedo-Santos
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biologia e Genética de Peixes, Departamento de Morfologia, IBB-UNESP, Campus de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, 18618-970 , Brazil.; Email: roxoff@hotmail.com.br.
authors.forename: Fábio F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Roxo
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D002397:Catfishes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size