Parotocinclus planicauda

Parotocinclus planicauda is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Suaçuí Pequeno River in Brazil. The species reaches 4.3 cm (1.7 inches) SL.[1] It can reportedly be distinguished from its congeners by the presence of a caudal peduncle with an almost quadrangular cross-section.[2]

Parotocinclus planicauda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Parotocinclus
Species:
P. planicauda
Binomial name
Parotocinclus planicauda
Garavello & Britski, 2003

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Parotocinclus planicauda". FishBase.
  2. ^ Garavello, J. C., & Britski, H. A. (2003). Parotocinclus planicauda, a new species of the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae from southeastern Brazil (Ostariophysi: Loricariidae). Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia, 63(2), 253–260. doi:10.1590/s1519-69842003000200010