Summary of otocinclus |
Pronounced | auto SINK luss |
Etymology | Greek, ous, oto = ear + Latin, cinclus = latticework; in allusion to the holes of the head in the ears. |
Sexing | Females are larger and broader especially when viewed from above. |
Size | Smallest 24mm, largest 55mm, average 34mm, most commonly 33mm. All SL. |
Species | There are 22 "species" in the database |
Keepers | 1 species (4.5%) are being kept by registered keepers |
New spp. / time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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Distribution |
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Most Kept Species |
1. | (100%) |
Genus Thumbnails |
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/affinis/1.jpg) O. affinis (i:2, k:1)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/arnoldi/1.jpg) O. arnoldi (i:6, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/batmani/1.jpg) O. batmani (i:4, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/bororo/1.jpg) O. bororo (i:9, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/caxarari/1.jpg) O. caxarari (i:2, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/cocama/1.jpg) O. cocama (i:28, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/flexilis/1.jpg) O. flexilis (i:15, k:0) O. hasemani (i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/hoppei/1.jpg) O. hoppei (i:7, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/huaorani/1.jpg) O. huaorani (i:4, k:0) O. juruenae (i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/macrospilus/1.jpg) O. macrospilus (i:11, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/mangaba/1.jpg) O. mangaba (i:3, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/mariae/1.jpg) O. mariae (i:5, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/mimulus/1.jpg) O. mimulus (i:3, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/mura/1.jpg) O. mura (i:5, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/sp%281%29/1.jpg) O. sp. (1) (i:3, k:0) O. sp. (2) (i:0, k:0) O. tapirape (i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/vestitus/1.jpg) O. vestitus (i:4, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/vittatus/1.jpg) O. vittatus (i:28, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/xakriaba/1.jpg) O. xakriaba (i:1, k:0)
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