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Otocinclus mangaba

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Species of catfish

Otocinclus mangaba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Otocinclus
Species: O. mangaba
Binomial name
Otocinclus mangaba
Lehmann A., Mayer & Reis, 2010

Otocinclus mangaba is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a tropical freshwater species endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the Madeira River drainage. The species reaches 2.8 cm (1.1 inches) SL. The specific epithet of this fish derives from mangaba, the Portuguese name for the fruit of the plant Hancornia speciosa, which Humaitá, a municipality near where the species is found, is known for.

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Otocinclus mangaba Lehmann A., Mayer & Reis, 2010". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Otocinclus mangaba". FishBase.
Taxon identifiers
Otocinclus mangaba
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