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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypoptopomatinae
Etymology: Pseudotocinclus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, otos = ear + Greek, kygklos = a fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is a toponym; the Rio Juquiá basin, São Paulo, Brazil, is where the holotypes were collected. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Ribeira de Iguape basin, Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93825)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Takako, A.K., C. Oliveira and O.T. Oyakawa, 2005. Revision of the genus Pseudotocinclus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae), with descriptions of two new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 3(4):499-508. (Ref. 56904)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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