Otocinclus juruenae
Otocinclus juruenae is a species of armoured catfish endemic to the Juruena river in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
| Otocinclus juruenae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Otocinclus |
| Species: | O. juruenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Otocinclus juruenae A. C. Ribeiro & Lehmann A., 2016 | |
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
- "Otocinclus juruenae". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- Ribeiro, Alexandre Cunha; Lehmann, Pablo A. (2016-08-04). "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.
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