Otocinclus bororo
| Otocinclus bororo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Otocinclus |
| Species: | O. bororo
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| Binomial name | |
| Otocinclus bororo | |
Otocinclus bororo is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos.[2] This catfish is found in South America, where it occurs in the Paraguay River basin in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul and in Paraguay.[1] This species reaches a maximum standard length of 3.1 cm (1.2 in).[3]
Otocinclus arnoldi has a specific name which refers to the Bororo, an indigenous people who used to live on the plains to the west of the Paraguay River between the Jauru and Guaporé Rivers in Western Brazil.[4]
Otocinclus bororo is found in the aquarium trade, where it is sometimes called the Paraguay dwarf sucker.[5]
References
- ^ a b Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Otocinclus bororo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T164512280A164512299. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164512280A164512299.en. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Otocinclus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Otocinclus bororo". FishBase. February 2026 version.
- ^ Christopher Scarpf (28 February 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOPTOPOMATINAE Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 (Cascudinhos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ^ "Otocinclus bororo Schaefer, 1997". scotcat.com. Retrieved 23 April 2026.