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| Scientific Name | Gymnotocinclus anosteos Carvalho, Lehmann & Reis, 2008 |
| Common Name(s) | Naked Oto |
| Type Locality | Brazil, Goiás, Alto Paraíso de Goiás, ribeirão das Cobras, near to road GO-239, tributary to rio Tocantinzinho, rio Tocantins basin, 14º09'43''S 47º37'57''W |
| Etymology | From the Greek Gymnos, naked, and Otocinclus, a genus of the Hypoptopomatinae, in allusion to the extreme reduction of the body encasing dermal plates. From the Greek anosteos, meaning boneless, in allusion to the absence of the lateral connecting bone. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 44mm (1.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Reduced dermal plates (bony scutes under the skin) is the most visible identification. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Upper Rio Tocantins, Brazil - known only from two creeks, both tributaries to the rio Tocantinzinho, in the headwaters of the rio Tocantins basin, Goiás, Brazil Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Upper Tocantins (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Neotrop. ichthyol. vol.6 no.3 Porto Alegre 2008 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Nov 09 09:09 (species record created: 2008 Nov 29 01:45) |
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