Parotocinclus bahiensis

Parotocinclus bahiensis is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in coastal drainages, from the upper-middle Sergipe River basin in Sergipe south to the Das Almas River basin in Bahia. This catfish has been collected from sites characterised by the river being in excess of 3 m (9.8 ft) in width, 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in depth, with flowing and dark waters, flowining on steep slopes with pools and rapids, and has a stream bed made up of sand and rocks. The vegetation on the banks is mainly grasses and partially submerged sedges.

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Parotocinclus bahiensi is classified in the genus Parotocinclus, is a combination of para, meaning "near", and the genus Otocinclus, the genus the type species, P. maculicauda was originally thought to be a member of. The specific name, bahiensis, suffixes Bahia, the species was thought to be endemic to the upper Rio Itapicuru drainage in that state, with -ensis, a Latin suffix meaning "of a place".