Otocinclus
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Otocinclus (ahto SINK luss) is a genus of the armored catfish family Loricariidae. Oto = ear; cinclus = a latticework; an allusion to the holes in the head in the region of the ear.
Common Name: Dwarf Sucker, Oto, Little Monkeys
Features: Rows of armour plating covering body, underslung suckermouth.
Distribution: South America
Species
The genus Otocinclus includes over a dozen species including:- O. affinis (Golden Oto)
- O. arnoldi
- O. bororo
- O. caxarari
- O. cocama (Zebra Oto)
- O. fimbriatus
- O. flexilis (Peppered Oto)
- O. gibbosus
- O. hasemani
- O. hoppei
- O. huaorani
- O. macrospilus
- O. mariae
- O. mura
- O. tapirape
- O. vestitus
- O. vittatus
- O. xakriaba
External links
- [Otocinclus.com] - Home of the Dwarf Suckermouth Catfishes
- [Planet Catfish]
- [Robyn's Oto Page]
- [The Ideal Algae Eater...] and general care information from Wet Web Media
References
- "Otocinclus." ITIS Standard Report. (Integrated Taxonomic Information System: National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., 2004-10-08). URL: [ITIS 164354]
- ["Otocinclus"]. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. March 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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