Biology:Parotocinclus jequi
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| Parotocinclus jequi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Parotocinclus |
| Species: | P. jequi
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| Parotocinclus jequi Lehmann A., Koech Braun, Pereira & Reis, 2013
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Parotocinclus jequi[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the headwaters of the Jequitinhonha River basin in Brazil . It is found in areas with clear water, marginal vegetation, a substrate of rocks or pebbles, and a depth of 0.3 to 1.2 m (0.98 to 3.94 ft). The species reaches 5.4 cm (2.1 inches) SL.[2]
References
- ↑ Pablo Lehmann A., Bruna Koech Braun, Edson H. L. Pereira, Roberto E. Reis; A New Species of the Hypoptopomatinae Catfish Parotocinclus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), from the Headwaters of the Rio Jequitinhonha, Brazil. Copeia 27 September 2013; 2013 (3): 435–440. doi:10.1643/CI-13-004
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2021). "Parotocinclus jequi". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Parotocinclus-jequi.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q18636247 entry
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