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Eleven day old fry
Eleven day old fry
Dark colouration when resting on dark surface
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Parotocinclus spilosoma** (Fowler, 1941)
Common Name	Gold Spot Dwarf Pleco
Type Locality	Campina Grande, Parahyba, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Plecostomus spilosoma
Pronunciation	parr auto SINK luss - spil oh so mah
Etymology	Parotocinclus: Greek, para in the side of + greek, ous, otis = ear + Greek, kygklos, ou = a fish. This specific epithet refers to its spotted(spilos=spotted) body(soma=body).
Articles	- Shane's World Reproduction Spawning Parotocinclus spilosoma
Species Information
Size	52mm or 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: Paraíba, Brazil. Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, Paraíba do Sul (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
pH	5.8 - 7.5
Temperature	22.0-28.0°C or 71.6-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	dH 5-20
Husbandry Information
Breeding	See Shane's World article.
Breeding Reports	There is but a single breeding report, read it here.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93, pp 152, Figs. 53-55.
Registered Keepers	There are 22 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
Wishlists	Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There are 6 wishes to keep this species, see who wants what.
Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 12 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:01 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00)