 Summary of Otocinclus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | auto SINK luss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | Greek, ous, oto = ear + Latin, cinclus = latticework; in allusion to the holes of the head in the ears. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sexing | Females are larger and broader especially when viewed from above. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 24mm, largest 55mm, average 34mm, most commonly 33mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 22 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keepers | 17 species (77%) are being kept by registered keepers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New spp. / time |
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| Most Kept Species | |
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| 1. | Otocinclus vittatus (39.53%) |
| 2. | Otocinclus macrospilus (11.8%) |
| 3. | Otocinclus cocama (9.59%) |
| 4. | Otocinclus affinis (8.41%) |
| 5. | Otocinclus vestitus (7.37%) |
| 6. | Otocinclus huaorani (6.19%) |
| 7. | Otocinclus mariae (5.75%) |
| 8. | Otocinclus hoppei (4.87%) |
| 9. | Otocinclus sp. (1) (3.24%) |
| 10. | Otocinclus flexilis (1.03%) |
| 11. | Otocinclus mimulus (0.59%) |
| Genus Thumbnails | |
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/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/affinis/1.jpg "Otocinclus affinis - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/arnoldi/1.jpg "Otocinclus arnoldi - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/batmani/1.jpg "Otocinclus batmani - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/bororo/1.jpg "Otocinclus bororo - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/caxarari/1.jpg "Otocinclus caxarari - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/cocama/1.jpg "Otocinclus cocama - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/flexilis/1.jpg "Otocinclus flexilis - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/hoppei/1.jpg "Otocinclus hoppei - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/huaorani/1.jpg "Otocinclus huaorani - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/macrospilus/1.jpg "Otocinclus macrospilus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/mangaba/1.jpg "Otocinclus mangaba - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/mariae/1.jpg "Otocinclus mariae - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/mimulus/1.jpg "Otocinclus mimulus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/mura/1.jpg "Otocinclus mura - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/sp(1)/1.jpg "Otocinclus sp. (1) - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/vestitus/1.jpg "Otocinclus vestitus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/vittatus/1.jpg "Otocinclus vittatus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otocinclus/xakriaba/1.jpg "Otocinclus xakriaba - Click for species page")