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Parotocinclus variola

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Parotocinclus variola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Parotocinclus
Species:
P. variola
Binomial name
Parotocinclus variola
Lehmann A., Schvambach & Reis, 2015

Parotocinclus variola[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it reportedly occurs in a blackwater creek known as Quebrada Tacana, which is a tributary of the Amazon River in Colombia. The species inhabits sandy areas and reaches 2.9 cm (1.1 inches) SL.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pablo Lehmann A., Nathan K. Lujan, Roberto E. Reis; A New Species of Armored Catfish (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) Syntopic and Superficially Similar to Parotocinclus collinsae, from the Potaro River Basin, Guyana. Ichthyology & Herpetology 1 March 2022; 110 (1): 69–76. doi:10.1643/i2021065
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Parotocinclus variola". FishBase.