Parotocinclus jimi

Parotocinclus jimi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Parotocinclus
Species:
P. jimi
Binomial name
Parotocinclus jimi
Garavello, 1977

Parotocinclus jimi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemic to Brazil.

Taxonomy

Parotocinclus jimi was first formally described in 1977 by the Brazilian ichthyologist Julio C. Garavello with its type locality given as the Rio do Peixe, a small tributary of the Rio de Contas at the Fazenda Pedra Branca in the municipality of Itagibá in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes classifies the genus Parotocinclus in the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos, within the suckermouth armoured catfish family Loricariidae.

Etymology

Parotocinclus jimi is classified in the genus Parotocinclus, is a combination of para, meaning "near", and the genus Otocinclus, the genus the type species, P. maculicauda was originally thought to be a member of. The specific name, jimi, honours the Brazilian herpetologist and ecologist Jorge Jim who assisted in the collection of the holoptype.

Description

Parotocinclus jimi reaches a total length of 4 cm (1.6 in). This species has 23 or 24 plates along the lateral line with its abdomen wholly covered by plates and platelets. There are 20 to 28 teeth on the premaxilla and between 18 and 25 on the dentary.The overall colour is light gray above with a dark longitudinal line running along the sides with a black spotted yellowish underside

Distribution

Parotocinclus jimi is endemicto Brazil where it occurs in the basins of the Contas and Paraguaçu rivers in Bahia.

References

  1. 1 2 Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Parotocinclus jimi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022 e.T186367A1811976. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186367A1811976.pt. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Parotocinclus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypoptopomatinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Christopher Scharpf (14 May 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOPTOPOMATINAE Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 (Cascudinhos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parotocinclus jequi". FishBase. February 2026 version.
  6. ↑ Julio C. Garavello (1977). "Systematics and geographical distribution of the genus Parotocinclus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 (Ostariophysi, Loricariidae)". Arquivos de Zoologia (São Paulo). 28 (4): 1–37.