// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Parotocinclus jumbo say? "I'm a big fish.
| Parotocinclus jumbo | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Parotocinclus |
| Species: | P. jumbo |
| Binomial name | |
| Parotocinclus jumbo | |
Parotocinclus jumbo is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemic to Brazil.
Taxonomy
[edit]Parotocinclus jumbo was first formally described in 2002 by the Brazilian ichthyologists Heraldo A. Britski and Julio C. Garavello with its type locality given as the Paraíba do Norte River, at bridge on road PB 408, northwest of Umbuzeiro, at 7°38'27"S, 35°42'30"W, in the Brazilian state of Paraíba.[2] Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes classifies the genus Parotocinclus in the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos, within the suckermouth armoured catfish family Loricariidae.[3]
Etymology
[edit]Parotocinclus jumbo is classified in the genus Parotocinclus, is a combination of para, meaning "near", and the genus Otocinclus, the genus the type species, P. maculicauda was originally thought to be a member of.[4] The specific name, jumbo, means large and is derived from the name of an African bush elephant called Jumbo, which P. T. Barnum bought from London Zoo and imported into the United States in 1882.[5][6] This species is larger in size than most of the species in its genus.[4]
Description
[edit]Parotocinclus jumbo has an elongated body and it reaches a total length of 4 cm (1.6 in). It has 8 soft rays in its dorsal fin and 6 in its anal fin. The odontodes on the snout of this catfish are almost as wide as they are long and have heart-shaped tips. [7]
Distribution
[edit]Parotocinclus jumbo is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the coastal rivers of the states of Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Alagoas. This species is found in slow-moving, clear watercourses in flat, shallow areas with sandy and rocky bottoms.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Parotocinclus jumbo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022 e.T186589A1815392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186589A1815392.pt. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Parotocinclus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypoptopomatinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- 1 2 Christopher Scharpf (28 February 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOPTOPOMATINAE Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 (Cascudinhos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "jumbo noun". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "Attenborough And The Giant Elephant". Media Centre. UK: BBC. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parotocinclus jumbo". FishBase. February 2026 version.