dedicated Michael Hardman, Illinois, USA
Synonyms
Parotocinclus hardmani
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 4 cm
Standard length (documented)
24.3 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Locality
in/near rapids, near waterfall, under stones
Type of water
Black water
Flow
strong
On the riverbank
forest
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
unknown
 
small
possibly rudimentary
i / 5 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
I / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
i / 5 rays
possibly rudimentary
i / 5 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
I / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
i / 5 rays
not known
- Lehmann, P.A.; Lujan, N.K. & Reis, R.E., 2022 "A New Species of Armored Catfish (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) Syntopic and Superficially Similar to Parotocinclus collinsae, from the Potaro River Basin, Guyana" (abstract) (Ichthyology & Herpetology, Vol. 110 No. 1, P. 69)
- Reis, R.E. & Lehmann, P.A., 2022 "A new genus of armored catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Greater Amazon, with a review of the species and description of five new species" (Neotropical Ichthyology, 20 No. 2)
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