Parotocinclus maculicauda

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| image = Parotocinclus maculicauda 46530735.jpg

| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio). |year=2022 |title=Parotocinclus maculicauda |volume=2022 |page=e.T186741A1817684 |doi= |access-date=1 February 2023}}

| taxon = Parotocinclus maculicauda

| authority = (Steindachner, 1877)

}}

Parotocinclus maculicauda is a species of fish in the family Loricariidae.{{citeQ|Q37159651}}{{cite web |title=Parotocinclus maculicauda |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/616745-Parotocinclus-maculicauda |website=iNaturalist |access-date=2022-01-22 |language=en}} The species was originally described by Franz Steindachner in 1877.{{GBIF |title=Parotocinclus maculicauda (Steindachner, 1877) |id=2340258 |access-date=2022-01-22 }} It is endemic to Southeastern Brazil and inhabits rivers.

Parotocinclus maculicauda can grow to {{convert|6.1|cm|abbr=on}} total length.