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| Scientific Name | Parotocinclus sp. (3) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Pronunciation | parr auto SINK luss |
| Etymology | Greek, para in the side of + greek, ous, otis = ear + Greek, kygklos, ou = a fish |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | The genus Parotocinclus can readily be distinguished from Otocinclus by the presence of an adipose fin in the former. It is interesting to note that the colouration of this species is very similar to the young juvenile colouration of L229, a species of Hypostomus also exported from Peru. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Imported from Peru. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | (1) joern, (2) Eyal, (3) AleGer (k: 11), (4) matti2uude (k: 8), (5) adcc (k: 4), (6) msjinkzd (k: 5), (7) Shazray (k: 5), who also notes: "Died off one by one. Never saw them eating although I offered them many different foods. I think they starved to death. :(". 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 | 2007 Dec 26 06:23 (species record created: 2005 Jan 04 00:00) |
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