 Summary of parotocinclus |
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| Pronounced | parr auto SINK luss |
| Etymology | Parotocinclus: Greek, para in the side of + greek, ous, otis = ear + Greek, kygklos, ou = a fish. |
| Identification | The genus Parotocinclus can readily be distinguished from Otocinclus by the presence of an adipose fin in the former. |
| Size | Smallest 30mm, largest 60mm, average 42mm, most commonly 40mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 32 "species" in the database |
| Keepers | 1 species (3.1%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| New spp. / time |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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| Distribution |
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| Most Kept Species |
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| 1. | (100%) |
| Genus Thumbnails |
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/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/adamanteus/1.jpg "Parotocinclus adamanteus - Click for species page")
P. adamanteus
(i:7, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/arandai/1.jpg "Parotocinclus arandai - Click for species page")
P. arandai
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/bahiensis/1.jpg "Parotocinclus bahiensis - Click for species page")
P. bahiensis
(i:7, k:0)
P. bidentatus
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/cabessadecuia/1.jpg "Parotocinclus cabessadecuia - Click for species page")
P. cabessadecuia
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/cearensis/1.jpg "Parotocinclus cearensis - Click for species page")
P. cearensis
(i:4, k:0)
P. cesarpintoi
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/cf_cesarpintoi/1.jpg "Parotocinclus cf. cesarpintoi - Click for species page")
P. cf. cesarpintoi
(i:2, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/cf_maculicauda/1.jpg "Parotocinclus cf. maculicauda - Click for species page")
P. cf. maculicauda
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/cristatus/1.jpg "Parotocinclus cristatus - Click for species page")
P. cristatus
(i:2, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/doceanus/1.jpg "Parotocinclus doceanus - Click for species page")
P. doceanus
(i:11, k:0)
P. fluminense
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/haroldoi/1.jpg "Parotocinclus haroldoi - Click for species page")
P. haroldoi
(i:12, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/jacksoni/1.jpg "Parotocinclus jacksoni - Click for species page")
P. jacksoni
(i:5, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/jacumirim/1.jpg "Parotocinclus jacumirim - Click for species page")
P. jacumirim
(i:4, k:0)
P. jequi
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/jimi/1.jpg "Parotocinclus jimi - Click for species page")
P. jimi
(i:4, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/jumbo/1.jpg "Parotocinclus jumbo - Click for species page")
P. jumbo
(i:18, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/maculicauda/1.jpg "Parotocinclus maculicauda - Click for species page")
P. maculicauda
(i:24, k:0)
P. minutus
(i:0, k:0)
P. muriaensis
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/nandae/1.jpg "Parotocinclus nandae - Click for species page")
P. nandae
(i:9, k:0)
P. planicauda
(i:0, k:0)
P. prata
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/pukuixe/1.jpg "Parotocinclus pukuixe - Click for species page")
P. pukuixe
(i:3, k:0)
P. robustus
(i:0, k:0)
P. seridoensis
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/sp%60pernambuco%60/1.jpg "Parotocinclus sp. `PERNAMBUCO` - Click for species page")
P. sp. `PERNAMBUCO`
(i:4, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/sp%281%29/1.jpg "Parotocinclus sp. (1) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (1)
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/sp%282%29/1.jpg "Parotocinclus sp. (2) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (2)
(i:3, k:1)/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/spilosoma/1.jpg "Parotocinclus spilosoma - Click for species page")
P. spilosoma
(i:18, k:0)
P. spilurus
(i:0, k:0)
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/siluriformes/loricariidae/parotocinclus/sp%282%29/1.jpg "Parotocinclus sp. (2)")