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Etymology: Otocinclus: Greek, ous, oto = ear + Latin, cinclus = latticework; in allusion to the holes of the head in the ears (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce demersal; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19. Tropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)

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South America: vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 36885)

Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Mainly nocturnal. Feeds on algae (Ref. 6868). Aquarium keeping: feeds on plants and roots; in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

Assumed to be the same as Corydoras species.

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Fisch-Muller, Sonia | Colaboradores

Delapieve, M.L.S., P.A. Lehmann and R.E. Reis, 2017. An appraisal of the phylogenetic relationships of Hypoptopomatini cascudinhos with description of two new genera and three new species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 15(4):e170079. (Ref. 116855)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

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Otocinclus affinis Steindachner, 1877