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    Scientific NameOtocinclus tapirape    Britto & Moreira, 2002
    Common NamesPintado Oto
    Pintado-dværgsugemalle (Denmark)
    Type LocalityCórrego Agua Parada, tributary of Rio Pintado, 11 kilometers west from Novo Planalto, rio Araguaia system, 13.17°S, 49.62°W, Goiás State, Brazil.
    Synonym(s)
    Pronunciationauto SINK luss
    EtymologyGreek, ous, oto = ear + Latin, cinclus = latticework; in allusion to the holes of the head in the ears. Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
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    Size24mm or 0.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
    SexingFemales are larger and broader especially when viewed from above.

    Females are larger and broader especially when viewed from above.
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    DistributionSouth America
    Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia, Upper Araguaia (click on these areas to find other species found there)
    Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia, Middle Araguaia (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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    IUCN Red List Category
    Least Concern
    , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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    Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceCopeia 2002 (no. 4), pp1064, Figs. 1-3.
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    Last UpdateSat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)