Otocinclus juruenae

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Otocinclus juruenae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Otocinclus
Species:
O. juruenae
Binomial name
Otocinclus juruenae

Otocinclus juruenae is a species of armoured catfish endemic to the Juruena river in Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Otocinclus juruenea was discovered in 2016 and is currently only known from the Juruena river for which it is named. [1] It is the first Otocinclus species to be found in the Tapajós river basin. It differs from all other members of the genus Otocinclus (except Otocinclus cocama ) in having a complete lateral line. It also differs by having an iris operculum. The adult length of the species ranges from 2.2 to 3.3 cm (0.9 to 1.3 inches). [2]

References

  1. "Otocinclus juruenae". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. Ribeiro, Alexandre Cunha; Lehmann, Pablo A. (4 August 2016). "A new Otocinclus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Rio Juruena Basin, central Brazil" . Zootaxa. 4147 (3): 240–246. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4147.3.2. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   27515617.