Otocinclus
flexilis Cope, 1894 |
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| Image
contributors to this species: |
| Marcelo
Loureiro (1)
C. H. Bishop (2) |
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| Relevant
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The two
last images are individuals collected in the Paraná river,
in a site 4 to 5 Km (2.5 to 3 Miles) to the south from Diamante
City, Argentina, by Noemí and Carlos Haroldo Bishop. Otocinclus
flexilis inhabits clear waters of the southern regions of South
America so this should be taken into account with temperature values
in the home aquarium. Lives in the same waters as Corydoras
paleatus and shares the same colour pattern.
A similar looking darker species has been imported in the past from
Uruguay. Aquarium Care: Requires cool waters in
the aquarium as sustained high values can be problematic for this
species. A planted tank is best as it is kind to plants but will
keep the algae at bay. Can be a bit territorial with other fish
but do well together in groups. Diet: Algae eater,
tablet foods, lettuce, flake and small live and frozen foods. Remarks:
This species (and one other) was removed from Otocinclus
into a new genus, Macrotocinclus, by Schaffer (1997) and
some publications use this change but it is not widespread at present
(2011). |
| Common
Name: |
Imitator Sucker Catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Otocinclus
fimbriatus, Otocinclus arnoldi |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Brazil:
Middle and lower Paraná/Paraguay, Uruguay and La Plata basins
and Atlantic coastal streams of Southeastern Brazil. Type
locality: Rio Jacuhy [Jacuí], Rio Grande do Sul,
Brazil. |
| Size:
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6.0cm.
(2½ins) |
| Temp: |
20-24°c
(67-75°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
| Reference: |
Baensch, H.A. and
R. Riehl 1985 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für
Natur- und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p.
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. |
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Family: Loricariidae
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