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Parotocinclus jumbo

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Parotocinclus jumbo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Parotocinclus
Species:
P. jumbo
Binomial name
Parotocinclus jumbo

Parotocinclus jumbo is a fish in the family Loricariidae native to South America. It is found swimming in the 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, Brazil. This species reaches a length of 5.8 cm (2.3 in).[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Parotocinclus jumbo". fishbase.mnhn.fr.
  • Britski, H.A. and J.C. Garavello, 2002. Parotocinclus jumbo, a new species of the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae from northeastern Brazil (Ostariophysi: Loricariidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 13(3):279-288.