Pseudotocinclus parahybae

Pseudotocinclus parahybae is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil, where it is known only from the type locality, a tributary of the ribeirão Grande, rio Paraíba do Sul basin. It is a medium-size creek, 0.51.5 metres (1.64.9 ft) deep and 5.0 m (16.4 ft) wide at approximately 800 m (2600 ft) above sea level, on the slope of Serra da Mantiqueira, with very clear, well oxygenated, and fast flowing water, running mainly on stone beds.[1]

Pseudotocinclus parahybae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Pseudotocinclus
Species:
P. parahybae
Binomial name
Pseudotocinclus parahybae
Takako, Oliveira & Oyakawa, 2005

References

  1. Takako, Adriana Kazue; Oliveira, Claudio; Oyakawa, Osvaldo Takeshi (2005). "Revision of the genus Pseudotocinclus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae), with descriptions of two new species" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 3 (4): 499–508. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252005000400007.


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