Parotocinclus fluminense Roxo, Melo, Silva & Oliveira, 2017

Family:  Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae
Max. size:  3.08 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  This species occurs in association with marginal submerged vegetation covering the bottom and the border of the headwaters in moderate flowing sections of the rivers (Ref. 117349).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 15 December 2020 (B1b(iii)+2b(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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