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Scientific Name	**Parotocinclus adamanteus** Pereira, A. Santos, de Pinna & Reis, 2019
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio Roncador, tributary to Rio Sa?o José at Cachoeira Sonrisal, Roncador Farm on road from Lençóis to Andaraí, Rio Paraguaçu basin, 12°42'05"S, 41°21'40"W, elevation 389 meters.
Pronunciation	parr auto SINK luss
Etymology	Parotocinclus: Greek, para in the side of + greek, ous, otis = ear + Greek, kygklos, ou = a fish.
Species Information
Identification	The genus Parotocinclus can readily be distinguished from Otocinclus by the presence of an adipose fin in the former.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Bahia State Rivers, Paraguaçu, São José (Bahia) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Copeia v. 107 (no. 4), pp 598, Figs. 1-5.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:01 (species record created: 2019 Nov 05 13:25)