Parotocinclus robustus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Otothyrinae
Genus: Parotocinclus
Species: Parotocinclus robustus

Name

Parotocinclus robustus Lehmann A & Reis, 2012

Holotype: MCP 46689. Paratypes: MCP 16746 (7 + 1 c&s), 36847 (8 + 2 c&s), 23645 (2 + 1 c&s); ANSP 192455 (3); UFRGS 9881 (8).

Type locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Bocaiúva, Rio São Francisco basin, creek 45 km S of Montes Claros on highway BR-135 towards Bocaiuva, Rio Jequitaí basin, 17°05’31"S, 043°49’48"W.

Etymology: The species epithet robustus is from the Latin, meaning robust, referring to the strong and robust appearance of the fish. An adjective.

References

Primary references

• Lehmann A, P. & Reis, R.E. 2012. A new species of Parotocinclus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper Rio São Francisco, Brazil. Zootaxa 3390: 56–64. Preview Reference page. 

Links

• Parotocinclus robustus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on June 20, 2021.
• Parotocinclus robustus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.