Otocinclus flexilis
| Otocinclus flexilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Otocinclus |
| Species: | O. flexilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Otocinclus flexilis Cope, 1894
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Otocinclus flexilis,[2] 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 in) in total length.[3]
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Otocinclus flexilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T186465A1813467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186465A1813467.pt. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Otocinclus flexilis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Otocinclus flexilis". FishBase.