| Parotocinclus seridoensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Parotocinclus |
| Species: | P. seridoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parotocinclus seridoensis Ramos, Barris-Neto, Britski & Lima, 2013 | |
Parotocinclus seridoensis[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper basin of the Piranhas River in Brazil. The specific epithet of this species, seridoensis, refers to the Caatinga ecoregion of Brazil where the species is found, which is reportedly locally known as "Sertão do Seridó". The species reaches 4.3 cm (1.7 inches) SL.[2]
References
- ↑ Ramos, T.P., Barros-Neto, L.F., Britski, H.A., & Lima, S.M. (2013). Parotocinclus seridoensis, a new hypoptopomatine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Piranhas-Açu basin, northeastern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11, 787-796.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Parotocinclus seridoensis". FishBase.
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