Pariolius pax explained

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 3.2cm (01.3inches) 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 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]

Notes and 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 . 10.11646/zootaxa.5433.3.6.
2. Web site: Order SILURIFORMES: Families HEPTAPTERIDAE, PHREATOBIIDAE, PIMELODIDAE and PSEUDOPIMELODIDAE . 5 August 2024 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 17 June 2024 . v. 31.0.
3. Web site: New species: Pariolius maldonadoi and Pariolius pax . 20 April 2024. AQUAINFO.