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| Scientific Name | Otocinclus mimulus Axenrot & Kullander, 2003 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Paraguay: Departamento Caaguazo; Rio Parana drainage, small stream at Estancia Maria Belen 8 km from Colonel Patricio Colman 25 40' 13''N 55 05' 52''W |
| Pronunciation | auto SINK luss |
| Etymology | Greek, ous, oto = ear + Latin, cinclus = latticework; in allusion to the holes of the head in the ears. mimulus, dimunitive of mimus (actor) a reference to its mimicry with Corydoras diphyes. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 43mm (1.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| General Remarks | Mimics Corydoras diphyes. However this mimicry is unusual because the two species occupy different microhabitats and it is hypothesized to operate with a primarily visual predator moving between the microhabitats, tentatively identified as the cichlid Crenicichla lepidota. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: tributaries of río Monday, a right bank tributary of the río Paraná in Paraguay. La Plata  , Paraná , Monday (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Other Parameters | Per the original description, collected from a small stream with dark, slightly turbid water. The substrate was soft with abundant leaf litter and branches. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters Vol. 14, No. 3, pp249-272, October 2003. |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Sep 22 10:11 (species record created: 2010 Jul 13 09:29) |
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