Pseudotocinclus tietensis

Pseudotocinclus tietensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae
Tribe: Otothyrini
Genus: Pseudotocinclus
Species: P. tietensis
Binomial name
Pseudotocinclus tietensis
(Ihering (pt), 1907)
Synonyms
  • Otocinclus tietensis Ihering, 1907
  • Pseudotocinclus intermedius Nichols, 1919

Pseudotocinclus tietensis is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it occurs in many tributaries of the upper Tietê basin. It is found both in small creeks and medium size rivers such as the Paraitinga River, a tributary of the rio Tietê, where it lives grazing on semisubmersed overhanging plants. It is also found in the Rio Grande, a small sized river which drains to the Billings Dam near Vila de Paranapiacaba, Santo André. This species can be found attached to the grass along the river margin and in the middle of the river among rocks and pieces of wood in fast current water.[2] This species grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) SL.

References

  1. Reis, R. & Lima, F. (2009). "Pseudotocinclus tietensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. 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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