Classification / Names
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Etymology: Parotocinclus: Greek, para in the side of + greek, ous, otis = ear + Greek, kygklos, ou = a fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Captain Dr Marion Eppley (1883–1960) was a physical chemist whose master’s degree (1912) and doctorate (1919) were both awarded by Princeton. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल ड़िमरसल. Tropical
South America: upper and middle portions of the Rio Orinoco.
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 36885)
पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 8; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 6.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Schaefer, S.A. and F. Provenzano, 1993. The Guyana Shield Parotocinclus: systematic, biogeography, and description of a new Venezuelan species (Siluroidei: Loricariidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 4(1):39-56. (Ref. 26706)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00374 - 0.01935), b=3.09 (2.90 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 2.5 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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