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Otocinclus vittatus [1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America , where it is known from the basins of the Amazon River , the Xingu River , the Paraguay River , the Orinoco , the Paraná River , and the Tocantins River .
Otocinclus are popular aquarium fish, and they are often purchased as algae eaters. It is difficult to breed them in captivity, and only wild caught Otocinclus are available to hobbyists. This genus is widely distributed east of the Andes of South America , throughout the lowlands from northern Venezuela to northern Argentina , but are ...
Otocinclus flexilis, [1] known in the aquarium trade as the peppered otocinclus, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known from the Lagoa Dos Patos drainage basin in Brazil. The species reaches 6.8 cm (2.7 inches) in total length. [2]
Otocinclus macrospilus [1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae.It is native to South America, where it is known from the Amazon River basin. The species reaches 3.5 cm (1.4 inches) SL and is found in the aquarium trade, where it is sometimes referred to as the common otocinclus or dwarf otocinclus, both of which can lead to confusion with other Otocinclus and Macrotocinclus species.
The golden otocinclus (Macrotocinclus affinis, formerly Otocinclus affinis) is one of the smallest known suckermouth catfish, often called a 'dwarf oto'. Endemic to Southeast Brazil , this herbivorous , rheophilic , bottom-feeder only grows to around 4 cm (1.6 in) in length.
Otocinclus mura [3] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America , where it is known only from the Amazon River basin in Brazil . [ 1 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is a small loricariid, although it is not particularly small when compared with other Otocinclus species, reaching 3.6 cm (1.4 inches) SL. [ 4 ]
Swimming off the coast of Mexico in the Gulf of California live the few remaining vaquitas on earth. This endangered cetacean is not only the smallest porpoise species, but the most rare ...
Otocinclus arnoldi is a species of armoured catfish native to South America, where it occurs in the lower río Paraná drainage, in the lower and middle rio Uruguai and in the río de La Plata. This species reaches a maximum length of 4.8 centimetres (1.9 in) ( SL ).