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Parotocinclus jimi
Parotocinclus jimi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemic to Brazil.
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Description
Parotocinclus jimi reaches a total length of 4 cm (1.6 in). This species has 23 or 24 plates along the lateral line with its abdomen wholly covered by plates and platelets. There are 20 to 28 teeth on the premaxilla and between 18 and 25 on the dentary.The overall colour is light gray above with a dark longitudinal line running along the sides with a black spotted yellowish underside
Range & habitat
Parotocinclus jimi is endemicto Brazil where it occurs in the basins of the Contas and Paraguaçu rivers in Bahia.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
In human culture
Parotocinclus jimi 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, jimi, honours the Brazilian herpetologist and ecologist Jorge Jim who assisted in the collection of the holoptype.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 616743.