The species pictured
has a slightly different colouration from the original description
and may only be a variant of L.gibbosa or a new species
from this genus.
Common
Name:
Bumblebee Dwarf
Pleco
Synonyms:
Otocinclus gibbosus
Family:
Loricariidae
ycipitidae
Distribution:
Brazil:
Ribeira
de Iguape River basin. Type locality: Rio Bethary
Size:
5cm. (2ins)
Temp:
18-22°c
(63-71°f.)
p.H.
6.0-7.0.
Reference:
Evers, H.-G. &
I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English
edn., 2005. Pp.944. Ferraris, C.J. Jr. 2007 Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of
siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
