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Parotocinclus bahiensis

Parotocinclus bahiensis

Classification

Parotocinclus bahiensis 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 bahiensis was first formally described in 1918 as Microlepidogaster bahiensis by the Brazilian biologist Alípio de Miranda Ribeiro with its type locality given as the Itapicuru River, on Federal highway BR 407, 8 km (5.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 13