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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae
Genus: Parotocinclus

(See list of species below)


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29 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Parotocinclus amazonensis
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South America
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus arandai
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South America
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus aripuanensis
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South America
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus bahiensis
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South America
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus bidentatus
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Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Parotocinclus britskii Boeseman, 1974

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.
 
Parotocinclus britskii
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South America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus cearensis
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South America
Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus cesarpintoi
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South America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus collinsae
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South America
Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Parotocinclus cristatus
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South America
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus doceanus
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South America
Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus eppleyi
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South America
Max. Length 2.0 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus halbothi
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South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus haroldoi
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South America
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus jequi
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South America
Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Parotocinclus jimi
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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Parotocinclus jumbo Britski & Garavello, 2002

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Parotocinclus jumbo
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South America
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus longirostris
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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Parotocinclus maculicauda (Steindachner, 1877)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Parotocinclus maculicauda
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South America
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus minutus
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South America
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus muriaensis
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South America
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus planicauda
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South America
Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus polyochrus
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South America
Max. Length 5.0 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus prata
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South America
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus robustus
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South America
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus seridoensis
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Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Parotocinclus spilosoma (Fowler, 1941)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Parotocinclus spilosoma
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South America
Max. Length 4 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus spilurus
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South America
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
 
Parotocinclus variola
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29 Species of Family Loricariidae with Genus Parotocinclus
(Armored catfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1977 Parotocinclus amazonensis South America 2.5 TL
2009 Parotocinclus arandai South America 4.3 SL
1988 Parotocinclus aripuanensis South America 2.1 SL
1918 Parotocinclus bahiensis South America 3.1 SL
2005 Parotocinclus bidentatus South America 3.8 SL
1974 Parotocinclus britskii South America 6 TL
1977 Parotocinclus cearensis South America 5 SL
1939 Parotocinclus cesarpintoi South America 4.0 SL
1985 Parotocinclus collinsae South America 5 SL
1977 Parotocinclus cristatus South America 4 TL
1918 Parotocinclus doceanus South America 4.4 SL
1993 Parotocinclus eppleyi South America 3.0 SL
2014 Parotocinclus halbothi South America 2.0 SL
1988 Parotocinclus haroldoi South America 3.5 SL
2013 Parotocinclus jequi South America 5.4 SL
1977 Parotocinclus jimi South America 4 TL
2002 Parotocinclus jumbo South America 5.8 SL
1988 Parotocinclus longirostris South America 2.7 SL
1877 Parotocinclus maculicauda South America 6 TL
1977 Parotocinclus minutus South America 3.3 SL
2005 Parotocinclus muriaensis South America 3.1 SL
2003 Parotocinclus planicauda South America 4.3 SL
1988 Parotocinclus polyochrus South America 3 SL
2002 Parotocinclus prata South America 5.0 SL
2012 Parotocinclus robustus South America 4.2 SL
2013 Parotocinclus seridoensis South America 4.3 SL
1941 Parotocinclus spilosoma South America 6 TL
1941 Parotocinclus spilurus South America 4 SL
2015 Parotocinclus variola South America 2.9 SL



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