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| Scientific Name | Parotocinclus robustus Lehmann A. & Reis, 2012 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio São Francisco basin, creek 45 km south of Montes Claros on highway BR-135 towards Bocaiuva, Rio Jequitaí basin (17°05’31'S 043°49’48'W), Bocaiúva, Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | parr auto SINK luss - roe BUST uss |
| Etymology | Parotocinclus: Greek, para in the side of + greek, ous, otis = ear + Greek, kygklos, ou = a fish. robustus is from the Latin, meaning robust, referring to the strong and robust appearance of the fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 42mm or 1.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The genus Parotocinclus can readily be distinguished from Otocinclus by the presence of an adipose fin in the former. Easy to identify by its naked abdomen and the evenly spread spots on the body. |
| Sexing | Males possess the characteristic conical urogenital papilla, positioned just behind the anal opening. Adult males also possess a low fleshy flap along the dorsal margin of the first thickened pelvic-fin ray, that is absent in females. The flap is slightly deeper basally and progressively narrows distally. Flap is absent in juvenile males and females. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Rio das Velhas, Rio Paracatu, Rio Jequitaí; Rio São Francisco basin São Francisco, Middle São Francisco, Das Velhas (click on these areas to find other species found there) São Francisco, Paracatu (click on these areas to find other species found there) São Francisco, Jequitaí (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | An omnivorous species, will eat everything. It likes to eat algae from hard surfaces. User data. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zootaxa No. 3390, pp 56, Figs. 1-3. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.72.4428 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:01 (species record created: 2012 Jul 20 23:04) |