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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypoptopomatinae
Etymology: Parotocinclus: Greek, para in the side of + greek, ous, otis = ear + Greek, kygklos, ou = a fish (Ref. 45335); seridoensis: The specific name seridoensis refers to the semiarid Caatinga region, popularly known as 'Sertão do Seridó', which encompasses the upper rio Piranhas-Açu basin region in Rio Grande do Norte and Paraíba States, one of the most arid regions in northeastern Brazil, with mean annual rainfall of about 500 mm. 'Seridó' is probably derived from the native Indian language expression 'ceri-toh'. In Tapuia language it means 'little foliage and little shade', in reference to the characteristic Caatinga vegetation, mainly composed by xeric shrub lands and thorn forest, that consists in small, thorny trees that shed their leaves in the dry periods.

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Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?

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South America: upper rio Piranhas-Açu basin in Brazil.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94698)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 24

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Ramos, T.P.A., L.F. Barros-Neto, H.A. Britski and S.M.Q. Lima, 2013. Parotocinclus seridoensis , a new hypoptopomatine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Piranhas-Açu basin, northeastern Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 11(4):787-796. (Ref. 94698)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Parotocinclus seridoensis Ramos, Barris-Neto, Britski & Lima, 2013