Otocinclus vittatus?

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The.Dark.One
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Otocinclus vittatus?

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Spotted these today at Ferrybridge Aquatics. At first I thought they were definitely O. vittatus but they seem to have some gold colouration in them, and the pattern in the caudal fin looks different?

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Re: Otocinclus vittatus?

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Well, O. vittatus is almost certainly a species complex - it's distributed from Venezuela to Argentina! - and varies noticeably between different areas. I agree that the caudal pigmentation is odd, and I can't say with any certainty if your fish is a vittatus, a "vittatus", or an entirely undescribed species.

The golden sheen is kind of similar to an affinis, but affinis has iris diverticulum, and these fish do not.
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Re: Otocinclus vittatus?

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OK, thanks Mike.
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