Otocinclus arnoldi
Regan, 1909
dedicated J. Paul Arnold
Synonyms
Arnolds Ohrgitterharnischwels
Limpia vidrio (Peru)
Limpia vidrio (Peru)
Length (total)
approx. 6 cm
Standard length (documented)
44.4 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
18 - 24 °C
➀ río Uruguay = rio Uruguai, arroyo Batovi, arroio Caraí-Passo, rio Caxambu, río Cayastá, arroyo Corrales, arroyo Cunapiru = arroyo Cuñapiru, rio Ibicuí, arroio Ibicuí da Faxina, rio Ibicuí-Mirim, rio Ibirocaí, rio Inhacunda = arroio Inhacunda, arroio Jaguari-Mirim, río Negro, río Nogoyá, río Quaraí Chico, arroio do Salso, rio Santa Maria, sanga Santo Antônio, rio Touro Passo, ➀ río Uruguay = rio Uruguai -, ➀ río Paraná = rio Paraná -, río Santa Lucia -, río de la Plata basin
Entre Rios, Buenoas Aires, Colonia, Soriano
Argentina, Uruguay
Río de la Plata
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in groups is necessary.
Can breathe atmospheric
yes
from genus: W: größer, fülliger, weniger Odontoden am Schwanzstiel M: kleiner, zierlicher
Amazonas Jan-Feb/2015
from
to
Quantity
Temp.
26
26
pH
GH
KH
NO³
Cond.
300
300
5 soft rays
I / 7 rays
5 soft rays
I / 7 rays
5 soft rays
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
14/November/2015
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 324
- Lechner, Walter: "Aquaristisch neue Welse aus São Paulo"
(DATZ 2/2009) - Evers, Hans-Georg: "Erfolgreich nachgezogen: Otocinclus arnoldi"
(Amazonas Januar/Februar 2015 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Seidel, Ingo: "Ohrgittersaugwelse Teil 2: Arten mit Zebramuster aus Südamerika"
(aquaristik 2/2017) - Seidel, Ingo: "Die Ohrgitterwelse der Gattung Otocinclus"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin April / Mai 2022)
- Regan, C.T., 1909 "Descriptions of three new freshwater fishes from South America, presented to the British Museum by Herr J. Paul Arnold" (The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Vol. 3 Ser. 8 No. 14, P. 234)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 271)
- Carvalho, T.P. & Reis, R.E., 2009 "Four new species of Hisonotus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Uruguay, southeastern South America, with a review of the genus in the rio Uruguay basin" (Zootaxa 2113: 1–40 (2009), P. 2)
- Lehmann, P.A.; Mayer, F. & Reis, R.E., 2010 "Re-validation of Otocinclus arnoldi Regan and reappraisal of Otocinclus phylogeny (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 8 No. 1, P. 60)
- Ribeiro, A.C. & Lehmann, P.A., 2016 "A new Otocinclus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Rio Juruena Basin, central Brazil" (Zootaxa 4247 (3), P. 240)
- Nión, H.; Rios, C. & Meneses, P., 2016 "Peces del Uruguay - Lista sistemática y nombres comunes"
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
H. P. Risch
1, 2
José "BlackSouL" Sole
3
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