Parotocinclus haroldoi

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]

Parotocinclus haroldoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Parotocinclus
Species:	P. haroldoi
Binomial name
Parotocinclus haroldoi Garavello, 1988

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]