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Scientific Name	**Parotocinclus pukuixe** Silva-Junior & Zanata, 2022
Common Name
Type Locality	Fazenda Tupinambá, rio Braço do Sul, tributary of rio Panelão, rio Pardo basin, Camacan, Bahia State, Brazil, 15°25'41"S, 39°33'11"W, elevation 200 meters.
Pronunciation	parr auto SINK luss
Etymology	Parotocinclus: Greek, para in the side of + greek, ous, otis = ear + Greek, kygklos, ou = a fish. The specific name derives from the word ‘pukuixê’, from the Pataxó language used by the native Pataxohã Indigenous tribe. The Pataxó tribe historically occupies the south and extreme south coastal areas of Bahia State. Pukuixê means "the first" and alludes to the species being the first of the genus having the rio Pardo as its type locality.
Species Information
Identification	The genus Parotocinclus can readily be distinguished from Otocinclus by the presence of an adipose fin in the former.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Bahia State Rivers, Pardo (Bahia) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Journal of Fish Biology v. 101 (no. 6), pp 2, Figs. 1, 2K-L.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:01 (species record created: 2022 Oct 10 10:46)