Dwarf Sucking Catfish

Otocinclus mimulus

Catfish Seen in South American Waters

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Dwarf Sucking Catfish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 4.3 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Otocinclus
Maximum length: 4.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: tributaries of río Monday, a right bank tributary of the río Paraná in Paraguay.

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