Parotocinclus maculicauda  (Steindachner, 1877)
Image contributors to this species:
Allan James (2) Chris Ralph (2) Hans-Georg Evers (1)
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Relevant Information:	To differentiate between Parotocinclus and Otocinclus is comparatively easy as the former has an adipose fin while the latter does not. It is not clear whether the Parotocinclus species from Sao Paulo is also P.maculicauda.
Common Name:	False sucker
Synonyms:	Otocinclus maculicauda, Parotocinclus steindachneri, Hisonotus maculicauda
Family:	Loricariidae ycipitidae
Distribution:	Brazil: coastal rivers between Santa Catarina and Rio de Janeiro
Size:	5.5cm. (2¼ins)
Temp:	20-24°c (67-75°f.)
p.H.	6.5-7.0.
Reference:	ScotCat Factsheet: no. 041, Nov.1999. Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English edn., 2005. Pp.944.

 

 

 

Family:  Loricariidae

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