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Parotocinclus spilurus
Parotocinclus spilurus 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 spilurus reaches a standard length of 4 cm (1.6 in). This species is characterised by alternate black and grey bands on the caudal fin.
Range & habitat
Parotocinclus spilurus is endemic to Brazil where it is now known from only four locations in the basin of the Salgado River in the Jaguaribe drainage of Ceará. This catfish is confined to clear, fast-flowing water wherethere is a rocky bed. Wherever it is recorded, it is associated with spillways where there is a continuous and strong flow of water and a rocky substrate.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
Parotocinclus spilurus 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, spilurus, combines spilos, meaning “mark” or “spot”, with urus, which means “tail”, an allusion to the black or dark grey, vertical bands on the caudal fin.
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 616754.