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Otocinclus bororo Schaefer, 1997

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The Paraguay Dwarf Sucker (Otocinclus bororo) is common in Rio Formoso. They are shoaling but sometimes I found only 2-3 together and other times they were more than 40 individuals in a group. For their diet they seem to eat detritus of rocks, roots and branches. They grow to a mazimum total length of 5cm. (Petersen, P.). Aquarium Care: This is a small group of Loricariids which do well in aquaria and will keep the algae down without harming the plants in the tank. Best to keep in a group with more males for breeding purposes. Reproduction: the females will lay eggs on the plants and tank glass after the females have been chased around the tank by the male. Like Corydoras they present a t-position breeding mode. Diet: Omnivore: algae, tablet foods, flake and small frozen foods. Etymology: The specific name bororo: Named the Bororo, indigenous tribe who formerly inhabited plains on the western side of the rio Paraguai between the Rios Jauru and Guapore (Mato Grosso, Brazil), an area included in the range of this species; the western (or Campanha) Bororo were quickly decimated in the late 1780s and now are mostly extinct except for one isolated group.

Common Name:

Paraguay Dwarf Sucker

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Upper Paraguay River basin, Brazil. Type locality: Barra do Bugres, stream crossing road between Barra do Bugres and Cáceres, 51 km S of Barra Do Bugres, ca. 15º20'S, 57º12'W, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Size:

3.0cm (1¼ins)

Temp:

23-26°c (73-79°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

Despite the little information available on this species, it has a wide range and no apparent threats. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern (LC), (IUCN 2023).

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 08/2019 ).
Petersen P. amazonas.dk
Salvador, G.N. 2023. Otocinclus bororo. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.
Schaefer, S.A., 2003. Loricariidae - Hypoptopomatinae (Armored catfishes). p. 321-329. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Otocinclus bororo
Underwater shot-Mato Grosso Do Sul

Otocinclus bororo
Underwater shot-Mato Grosso Do Sul

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