- Lateral view
- Lateral view
- Lateral view
- Lateral view
- Ventral view
- Close-up ventral view of mouth and chest
- Close-up lateral view
- Close-up of caudal pigmentation
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view circling lateral pores
- Close-up of lateral pores
- Close-up lateral view of head
- Gravid female showing yellowish eggs
- Lateral view
- Close-up of head
- Hours after hatching.
- Eggs nearly day before hatching
- Newly hatched
- Approx two weeks old fry
- Few weeks old
- Feeding babies
- Just a couple of days old
- Fry
- Ventral view showing yellow eggs
- Stress colouration
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Scientific Name | Otocinclus vittatus Regan, 1904 |
Common Names | LDA023, Common Otocinclus Dwarf Sucker, Ohrgitterharnischwels (Germany), Oto, Stribet Dværgsugemalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Descalvados, Rio Paraguay system, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. |
Synonym(s) | Rhamdella paraguensis, Rhinolepis paraguensis |
Pronunciation | auto SINK luss - vit TAT us |
Etymology | Greek, ous, oto = ear + Latin, cinclus = latticework; in allusion to the holes of the head in the ears. |
Articles | - CotM 1996 December |
Species Information | |
Size | 33mm or 1.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Identification | Very similar indeed to O. mariae. |
Sexing | Females are larger and broader especially when viewed from above. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná/Paraguay, Xingu and Tocantins River basins. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
pH | 5.5 - 7.5 |
Temperature | 21.0-26.0°C or 69.8-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
Husbandry Information | |
Feeding | Initially algae, add a shoal to an ''algaefied'' tank and then supplement diet with sinking tablets and the usual cucumbers / lettuce or courgette (zucchini). User data. |
Furniture | Large leafed plants and vertical flat rock surfaces (especially slate). Not essential, but likes bogwood and a large rounded substrate. Live plants seem essential to the long term survival of this fish. |
Compatibility | Peaceful. |
Suggested Tankmates | Keep in groups (preferably at least six) with any small to mid-sized community fish. |
Breeding | See Shane's World Article |
Breeding Reports | There are 4 breeding reports, read them all here. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1), pp 267, Pl. 15 (fig. 3). |
Registered Keepers | There are 271 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 67 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2020 Oct 23 04:08 (species record created: 2001 Apr 14 00:00) |