Parotocinclus haroldoi explained

Parotocinclus haroldoi^[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known from the state of Piauí in Brazil, with a 2020 redescription defining its range as the Parnaíba River basin.^[2] The species reaches 3.5 cm (1.4 inches) SL.^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Heraldo A. Britski of the Universidade de São Paulo, who loaned Garavello the type specimens, and revised Garavello’s manuscript, and contributed many ideas for the manuscripts improvement.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITIS - Report: Parotocinclus haroldoi . 2022-03-03 . www.itis.gov.
2. Ramos, Telton Pedro Anselmo et al. “Redescription of Parotocinclus haroldoi Garavello, 1988 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), Northeastern Brazil.” Zootaxa vol. 4751,2 zootaxa.4751.2.7. 17 Mar. 2020, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4751.2.7
3. Web site: 2021 . Froese . Rainer . Pauly . Daniel . Parotocinclus haroldoi . FishBase.
4. Web site: Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE . 23 April 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.