Parotocinclus jacumirim

Silva-Junior, Ramos & Zanata, 2020
Parotocinclus jacumirim, holotype, MZUSP 125761, female, 34.5 mm SL, rio Jacumirim, tributary of rio Jacuípe, on road BA-093 between municipalities of Dias d’Ávila and Mata de São João, Dias d’Ávila, Bahia, Brazil
according to the origin rio Jacumirim
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Otothyrinae
 
Tribe
Otothyrini
 
Genus
Parotocinclus
Synonyms
unknown
IUCN Red List:
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  6 cm
Standard length (documented)
50.7 mm
rio Jacumirim

Bahia

Brazil

Rio Jacuípe ➙ rio Paraguaçu ➙ baía de Todos-os-Santos ➙ Atlantic SE

[ -12.583,-38.317 ]
Map to Parotocinclus jacumirim
Habitat river width
< 1.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 1.00 m
Flow
strong
Substrate
gravel, sand
On the riverbank
trees, grasses
 
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

Anal fin
Caudal fin


Dorsal fin
Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
small
possibly rudimentary
i / 5 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
 
Parotocinclus - overview of fins
Sympatric with
Astyanax sp. aff. fasciatus
Poecilia reticulata
Rhamdia sp.
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 jacumirim, holotype, MZUSP 125761, female, 34.5 mm SL, rio Jacumirim, tributary of rio Jacuípe, on road BA-093 between municipalities of Dias d’Ávila and Mata de São João, Dias d’Ávila, Bahia, Brazil
Pic. 3: Parotocinclus jacumirim, live paratype, UFBA 8924, not measured, rio Jacumirim, tributary of rio Jacuípe, on road BA-093 between municipalities of Dias d’Ávila and Mata de São João, Dias d’Ávila, Bahia, Brazil
Many thanks to
for the pictures
D.E. Silva-Junior, T.P.A. Ramos & A.M. Zanata (CC BY-NC 4.0)
1, 2, 3
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