Otocinclus flexilis
Otocinclus flexilis,[1] known in the aquarium trade as the peppered otocinclus, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known from the Lagoa Dos Patos drainage basin in Brazil. The species reaches 6.8 cm (2.7 inches) in total length.[2]
| Otocinclus flexilis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Otocinclus |
| Species: | O. flexilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Otocinclus flexilis Cope, 1894 | |
References
- "ITIS - Report: Otocinclus flexilis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Otocinclus flexilis". FishBase.
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