Paralithoxus, BOESEMAN, 1982: 46
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PARALITHOXUS BOESEMAN, 1982: 46 .
Type species: Ancistrus bovallii Regan, 1906: 96 .
Diagnosis: Paralithoxus can be diagnosed from other members of Lithoxini by having at most low hemispherical papillae around the oral disc margin ( Fig. 1; vs. digitate papillae in Exastilithoxus ), 14 (rarely 13) branched caudal-fin rays (vs. 12 in Avalithoxus ), five branched anal-fin rays (vs. four in Avalithoxus and Lithoxus ), seven to nine interdorsal plates (vs. five in Avalithoxus and Lithoxus ), and five rows of plates on the caudal peduncle (vs. three in Avalithoxus and Lithoxus ). Etymology: Boeseman (1982) did not provide an etymology for Paralithoxus , but it can be assumed that the original Greek meaning of the prefix para - (i.e. beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to) was intended to distinguish this clade from Lithoxus while still alluding to their close relationship.
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| Lujan, Nathan K., Armbruster, Jonathan W. & Lovejoy, Nathan R. 2018 |
PARALITHOXUS BOESEMAN, 1982: 46
| Boeseman M 1982: 46 |