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Seitenstreifen grau bis schwarz.

Strinking
of them

Distribution

Argentina (2), Bolivia (4), Brazil (16), Colombia (4), Ecuador (1), Paraguay (3), Peru (7), Uruguay (2), Venezuela (1)

Otocinclus - overview of habitats

Otocinclus - on last evaluated german stock lists

Additional literatur

H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1" S.310 - 311

Seidel, Ingo: "Ohrgitterwelse – Eine variable und systematisch schwierige Gruppe"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin April / Mai 2022)
Seidel, Ingo: "Die Ohrgitterwelse der Gattung Otocinclus"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin April / Mai 2022)

Internet sources

Species

Species
Country
Origin

Length
(cm)

AQ
(cm)

T.
(°C)

Bree
ding

Otocinclus affinis
Steindachner, 1877

Brazil
Lagoa do rio Paraiba, rio Ibicui, Santa Crux bei Rio de Janeiro, rio Uruguai, rio Ribeira do Iguape, Ribeirão Poco Grande
(Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo)

Steindachner, Dr. F., 1877 "Die Süßwasserfische des südöstlichen Brasilien (IV)"
Regan, C. Tate, 1904 "A monograph of the Fishes of the Family Loricariidae"
Schaefer, S.A., 1997 "The Neotropical cascudinhos: Systematics and biogeography of the Otocinclus catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"

18 - 22

unknown

Otocinclus arnoldi
Regan, 1909

Argentina, Uruguay
unterer río Uruguay, río Santa Lucia, unterer río Paraná, La Plata-Einzug
(Entre Rios, Buenoas Aires, Colonia, Soriano)

18 - 24

Amazonas Jan-Feb/2015

Otocinclus batmani
Lehmann, 2006

Colombia, Peru
río Puré, Amazonas-Einzug bei Iquitos
(Loreto)

Otocinclus batmani, ICNMHN 6721 Holotype, male, 28,5 mm SL, Colombia, Amazonas, small stream tributary of Río Puré, Japura drinage, upper Amazon basin

25 - 29

unknown

Otocinclus bororo
Schaefer, 1997

Brazil
rio Formoso, río Paraguai-Einzug
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)

26 - 30

unknown

Otocinclus caxarari
Schaefer, 1997

Bolivia, Brazil
río Itenez = río Guaporé- und río Mamoré-Einzug
(Mato Grosso)

26 - 30

unknown

Otocinclus cocama
Reis, 2004

Peru
quebrada Yanayacu
(Loreto)
IUCN: endangered

24 - 28

PCF

Otocinclus flexilis
Cope, 1894

Brazil, Uruguay
Laguna dos Patos-Einzug, rio Jacuí, rio Dos Sinos
(Rio Grande do Sul)

20 - 25

unknown

Otocinclus hasemani
Steindachner, 1915

Brazil
Rio Tocantins-, rio Parnaiba-Einzug
(Maranhão, Piauí, Tocantins)

Steindachner, Dr. F., 1915 "Ichthyologische Beiträge (XVIII)"
Steindachner, Dr. F., 1915 "Ichthyologische Beiträge (XVIII)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"

25 - 28

unknown

Otocinclus hoppei
Ribeiro, 1939

Brazil, Peru
Amazonas bei Belém, rio Madeira-Einzug, río Ucayali-Einzug
(Rondônia, Pará (BRA), Loreto)

25 - 28

unknown

Otocinclus huaorani
Schaefer, 1997

Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
río San Miguel, río Conejo, río Tiputini, río Jivino, río Payamino, río Neshuya, río Napo-, río Meta-, río Ucayali-Einzug
(Putumayo, Napo, Orellana, Meta)
IUCN: least concern

26 - 30

unknown

Otocinclus juruenae
Ribeiro & Lehmann, 2016

Brazil
Rio Juruena
(Mato Grosso)

Ribeiro, A.C. & Lehmann, P.A., 2016 "A new Otocinclus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Rio Juruena Basin, central Brazil"

26 - 30

unknown

Otocinclus macrospilus
Eigenmann & Allen, 1942

Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
río Morona, rio Japurá, rio Juruá; río Napo-Einzug /, río Caqueta-Einzug; río Nanay, río Marañon, rio Orteguaza, río Yasuni, río Cuyabeno, río Tarapuy, río Sansahuari, río San Miguel
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (COL) Rondônia, Loreto)

24 - 28

Catfish Atlas 1

Otocinclus sp. aff. macrospilus

Brazil
Rio Purus
(Acre, Amazonas (BRA))
IUCN: least concern

25 - 29

unknown

Otocinclus mangaba
Lehmann, Mayer & Reis, 2010

Brazil
Igarapé do Vinte e Dois, igarapé do Doze
(Amazonas)

Lehmann, P.A.; Mayer, F. & Reis, R.E., 2010 "A New Species of Otocinclus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Madeira Drainage, Brazil" (abstract)
Lehmann, P.A.; Mayer, F. & Reis, R.E., 2010 "Re-validation of Otocinclus arnoldi Regan and reappraisal of Otocinclus phylogeny (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"
Ribeiro, A.C. & Lehmann, P.A., 2016 "A new Otocinclus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Rio Juruena Basin, central Brazil"

25 - 29

unknown

Otocinclus mariae
Fowler, 1940

Brazil, Bolivia
río Chimore, río Mamoré-Einzug, rio Pindaiatuba
(Cochabamba, Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA))

Fowler, Henry, 1940 "Zoological Results of the Second Bolivian Expedition for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1936-1937. Part I: The Fishes"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
Schaefer, S.A., 1997 "The Neotropical cascudinhos: Systematics and biogeography of the Otocinclus catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"

21 - 26

unknown

Otocinclus mimulus
Axenrodth & Kullander, 2003

Paraguay
río Güyrauguá, río Monday, arroyo Acapyta, arroyo Zanja Pé
(Caaguazú, Alto Paraná)

18 - 24

BSSW 2011

Otocinclus mura
Schaefer, 1997

Brazil
Rio Sanabani
(Amazonas)

Schaefer, S.A., 1997 "The Neotropical cascudinhos: Systematics and biogeography of the Otocinclus catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"
Britto, M.R. de; Moreira, C.R. & Schaefer, S.A., 2002 "Otocinclus tapirape: A New Hypoptopomatine Catfish from Central Brazil (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"

26 - 30

unknown

Otocinclus tapirape
Britto & Moreira, 2002

Brazil
Corrego Agua Parada
(Goiás)

Britto, M.R. de; Moreira, C.R. & Schaefer, S.A., 2002 "Otocinclus tapirape: A New Hypoptopomatine Catfish from Central Brazil (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"
Ribeiro, A.C. & Lehmann, P.A., 2016 "A new Otocinclus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Rio Juruena Basin, central Brazil"

25 - 29

unknown

Otocinclus vestitus
Cope, 1871

Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru
río San Miguel, río Zapacos, río Ucayali-, rio Madeira-; río Beni-; río Paraná-Einzug, río Ampiyacu, río Matos, río Ichilo
(Loreto, Amazonas (BRA), Beni)

25 - 30

unknown

Otocinclus vittatus (LDA 23)
Regan, 1904

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
arroyo Aguas Negras, río Curiraba, río Mamoré-Einzug; río Paraquay-Einzug; Llanos, río Orituco, caño Caicara; rio Paraná, río Matos, río Beni, río Jaurú
(Beni, Amazonas (BRA), Para (BRA), Amazonas (VEN))

25 - 28

Catfish Atlas 1

Otocinclus xakriaba
Schaefer, 1997

Brazil
Rio Pau de Colher, rio Carinhanha, arroio Santo Antonio, rio das Velhas, rio Da Cruz, rio Peru-açu = rio Peruaçu, rio Itacarambi, rio Japoré, rio Calindo, rio Coxa, rio Verde Grande, corrego dos Procos, rio São Francisco-Einzug
(Bahia, Minas Gerais)

Schaefer, S.A., 1997 "The Neotropical cascudinhos: Systematics and biogeography of the Otocinclus catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"
Britto, M.R. de; Moreira, C.R. & Schaefer, S.A., 2002 "Otocinclus tapirape: A New Hypoptopomatine Catfish from Central Brazil (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"
Axenrot, T.E. & Kullander, S.O., 2003 "Corydoras diphyes (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) and Otocinclus mimulus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), two new species of catfishes from Paraguay, a case of minetic association"

22 - 26

unknown

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Many thanks to

for the pictures

E.D. Cope (PD)

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H. P. Risch

Pablo Lehmann A. (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Peter Petersen