Otocinclus mura

Otocinclus mura
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Otocinclus
Species:	O. mura
Binomial name
Otocinclus mura Schaefer, 1997 [2]

Otocinclus mura ^[3] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known only from the Amazon River basin in Brazil. ^{[1] [4] [5]} It is a small loricariid, although it is not particularly small when compared with other Otocinclus species, reaching 3.6 cm (1.4 inches) SL. ^[4] While it is known to appear in the aquarium trade, it does not have a widely used common name. ^[6]

References

1. Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio). (2022). "Otocinclus mura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T140552994A140553002. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
2. Schaefer, Scott A. (1997). "The Neotropical cascudinhos: Systematics and biogeography of the Otocinclus catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 148: 1–120. JSTOR   4065046.
3. "Otocinclus mura". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2022-01-28.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Otocinclus mura". FishBase . June 2023 version.
5. "Otocinclus mura Schaefer, 1997". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2022-09-02.
6. "Otocinclus mura • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02.