Parotocinclus fluminense

Roxo, Melo, Silva & Oliveira, 2017
Parotocinclus fluminense
flumine (lat.) = river, ense = natural
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Otothyrinae
 
Tribe
Otothyrini
 
Genus
Parotocinclus
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  4 cm
Standard length (documented)
30.8 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
rio Branco near Casemiro de Abreu, rio Aldeia, rio Bacaxá, rio Bananeiras, rio Bonito, rio Capivari, rio Ibiabas, rio Imbaé, rio Lontras, rio Maratuã, rio Ouro, rio São João (endemic)

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

rio Bacaxá ⇒ rio São João → Atlantic SE

[ -22.451,-42.084 ]
Map to Parotocinclus fluminense
Flow
small
In water
Makrophyten
 
Parotocinclus - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
 
Parotocinclus - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
Type of keeping
Keeping in groups is necessary.
unknown
 
 
 
Adipose fin
Caudal fin




Dorsal fin
Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
present
14 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark patches
dark point at the base of the fin
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
 
Parotocinclus - overview of fins
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
 
Parotocinclus - on last evaluated german stock lists
Pic. 2: Parotocinclus fluminense
Pic. 3: Parotocinclus fluminense
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Fábio F. Roxo
1, 2, 3
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