Otocinclus mura[3] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known only from the Amazon River basin in Brazil.[1][4][5] It is a small loricariid, although it is not particularly small when compared with other Otocinclus species, reaching 3.6 cm (1.4 inches) SL.[4] While it is known to appear in the aquarium trade, it does not have a widely used common name.[6]

Otocinclus mura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Otocinclus
Species:
O. mura
Binomial name
Otocinclus mura

References edit

  1. ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio). (2022). "Otocinclus mura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T140552994A140553002. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. ^ Schaefer, Scott A. (1997). "The Neotropical cascudinhos: Systematics and biogeography of the Otocinclus catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 148: 1–120. JSTOR 4065046.
  3. ^ "Otocinclus mura". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  4. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Otocinclus mura" in FishBase. June 2023 version.
  5. ^ "Otocinclus mura Schaefer, 1997". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  6. ^ "Otocinclus mura • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02.