Parotocinclus haroldoi • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Parotocinclus haroldoi** Garavello, 1988
Common Name(s)	Dwarf Pleco
Type Locality	Córrego do Otaviano, Poço do Sanharó, Riacho Sanharó, Piauí, Brazil.
Pronunciation	parr auto SINK luss
Etymology	Greek, para in the side of + greek, ous, otis = ear + Greek, kygklos, ou = a fish
Species Information
Size	55mm (2.2") 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.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Piauí, Brazil. Piauí Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Naturalia (Sao Paulo)v. 13 - pp118 - Fig. 1
Registered Keepers	(1) Daniel Machado, (2) Walter, (3) joviman (k: 5), (4) thelivelylady, (5) kamas88 (k: 11), who also notes: "Regularly spawning". Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2011 Nov 06 08:14 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Parotocinclus haroldoi Garavello, 1988

Common Name(s)

Dwarf Pleco

Type Locality

Córrego do Otaviano, Poço do Sanharó, Riacho Sanharó, Piauí, Brazil.

Pronunciation

parr auto SINK luss

Etymology

Greek, para in the side of + greek, ous, otis = ear + Greek, kygklos, ou = a fish

Species Information

Size

55mm (2.2") 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.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Piauí, Brazil.
Piauí Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Naturalia (Sao Paulo)v. 13 - pp118 - Fig. 1

Registered Keepers

(1) Daniel Machado, (2) Walter, (3) joviman (k: 5), (4) thelivelylady, (5) kamas88 (k: 11), who also notes: "Regularly spawning".

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.