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Parotocinclus doceanus (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918)

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Mark Henry Sabaj (1) Mitsuhiro Iwamoto (1)

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Description: Similar looking to P. maculicauda but this species has a less defined black longitudinal band than P. doceanus and also has less red colouration in the caudal fin. Aquarium Care: Provide a small tank with good filtration and regular water changes. Diet: Artemia naupli, vegetable matter and small foods. Etymology: The specific name doceanus: Refering to the river Doce, the type locality of the species.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Microlepidogaster doceanus

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Doce River basin, Brazil. Type locality: Rio Doce, E. Santo [Brazil].

Size:

4.5cm. (1¾ins)

Temp:

22-25°c (71-77°f)

p.H.

6.5-7.5.

IUCN Red List

Parotocinclus doceanus occurs in the Mucuri and Doce river basins, including coastal rivers between these basins, in the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais. It is widely distributed, frequent, and abundant. As no significant threats have been identified that put its population at risk, Parotocinclus doceanus has been categorised as Least Concern (LC), (IUCN 2022).

Reference:

Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p.
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). 2022. Parotocinclus doceanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.
Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English edn., 2005. Pp.944.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.

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Parotocinclus doceanus

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