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Pseudotocinclus juquiae
Pseudotocinclus juquiae is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it is known from a few localities of the Juquiá River basin. The type locality, a small creek in Juquitiba, is clear, with a slow current, mud, and in some places, sand on the bottom. Marginal vegetation includes a small area of pastures, small trees and shrubs. P. juquiae has also been found in the ribeirão Poço Grande, a tributary on the right margin...
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Description
Pseudotocinclus juquiae has the tip of its snout covered in small platelets, unlike P. tietensis but like P. parahybae but this species has an obvious and distinct ring on the orbit. This species reaches a standard length of 3.2 cm (1.3 in).
Range & habitat
Pseudotocinclus juquiae is endemic to Brazil and is currently known only from its type locality, it was found in another location it has not beenn recorded there since 1989. This catfish feeds on algae and is associated with rocks, tree trunks and emergent vegetation.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
Pseudotocinclus juquiae is classified in the genus Pseudotocinclus, this name prefixes pseudo-, meaning “false”, onto Otocinclus, as these fishes appear to bear some resemblance to that genus but that resemblance is misleading. The specific name, juquiae, is a toponym, the name of the type locality being the Juquiá River, derived from the Tupí word ye’kei, a kind of fishing device.
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 616815.