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Vedran Cuncic (1) Dave Poh (3) BigFrogFeet (1) Haakon Haagensen (1)

Description: The genus Parotocinclus can readily be distinguished from Otocinclus by the presence of an adipose fin whereas Otocinclus do not posses one. Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 6. Odontodes at tip of snout almost as long as wide, spatulate and with tip round or heart-shaped; first unbranched ray of pectoral fin with long and soft portion equivalent to one fourth to more than half length of hard part; arrector fossae aperture on each side of scapular bridge very wide, equivalent to about one fourth of body width; large naked area around anus; anterior dorsal profile strongly elevated from snout tip to median interorbital region, almost straight to dorsal-fin insertion, and almost parallel to longitudinal body axis; interorbital distance narrow, eye diameter 0.9-1.4 times in interorbital distance. Habitat: Inhabits flat areas of shallow clear waters with low current and sandy and rocky bottom. Aquarium Care: Not a well knowm species but good aquarium husbandry with regular water changes and good oxygen content should suffice. Diet: Readily accepts a mixed and varied diet which includes lettuce, cucumber, courgette (zucchini), tablet foods, flake foods, granular foods, frozen bloodworm, to name but a few. Try also to provide rocks covered with algae or other methods like this for this species as they will feed on this, and also the very small microscopic animals that are found amongst the algae.

LDA25, Pitbull Pleco

None

Loricariidae

South America: Paraiba do Norte and Piranhas rivers in Paraiba State, Canhotinho River in Pernambuco State, a tributary of the Mundau River, flowing near the city of Maceio in Alagoas State, and Salgado River in Ceara State.

6.0cm. (2¼ins)

21-26°c (69-79°f)

6.5-7.5.

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2008. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.www.fishbase.org, version (02/2009).