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]

Parotocinclus jequi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Parotocinclus
Species:
P. jequi
Binomial name
Parotocinclus jequi
Lehmann A., Koech Braun, Pereira & Reis, 2013

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Parotocinclus jequi". FishBase.