Parotocinclus variola

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 variola

Name

Parotocinclus variola Lehmann et al., 2015

• Holotype: ICNMHN 18685.
• Paratypes: MCP 48245 (4, 2 c&s), 48244 (5); ICNMHN 10114 (5), 10349 (10), 10326 (3).

Type locality: Colombia, Departamento Amazonas, Leticia, Quebrada Tacana, tributary to rio Amazonas at km 6.5 of road from Leticia to Tarapacá, 4°09’15”S 69°56’09”W.

Etymology: The specific name variola is from the Latin variola (= smallpox, spotted), in allusion to the dark dots that cover all dorsal and ventral body surfaces.

References

• Lehmann A., P., Schvambach, L.J. & Reis, R.E. 2015. A new species of the armored catfish Parotocinclus (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae), from the Amazon basin in Colombia. Neotropical Ichthyology 13(1): 47–52. DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20140113 Reference page.