This fish is found in Peru in the Ucayali River and possibly Marañón River as well. These fish are found in mid-sized creeks with clear water. It may also be found in small ponds.[1] They associate with marginal vegetation.[2]
Appearance and anatomy
The zebra oto has a general body-shape like other Otocinclus species. They are small, have a suckermouth, and have armor on their bodies.
The zebra oto can be distinguished from all other members of this genus by its vertical stripe-like blotches and its complete lateral line. The zebra oto has the highest number of teeth of any species of Otocinclus. The W mark on its caudal fin distinguishes this fish from all others except for O. batmani. The zebra oto reaches about 4.4 cm (1.7 in) in SL, though the males are smaller.[2]
Status
The zebra oto is listed as endangered by the IUCN Red List due to its limited range and overexploitation for the aquarium trade. Additionally, it is not protected in any part of its range, nor is it listed on CITES. The species has a decreasing population trend in the wild.[1]
In the aquarium
The zebra oto has been for sale in the aquarium trade since the early 1990s. It has been popular since at least 2000.[2] They are an occasionally seen species, and are bred in Asia in good numbers.[4]
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Otocinclus cocama" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
^ abcHidalgo del Aguila, M.; Chocano, L. (2016). "Otocinclus cocama". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T49829515A53817093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49829515A53817093.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ abcdReis, Roberto E. (2004). "Otocinclus cocama, a new uniquely colored loricariid catfish from Peru (Teleostei: Siluriformes), with comments on the impact of taxonomic revisions to the discovery of new taxa" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 2 (3): 109–116. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252004000300001.
^Lehmann, Pablo A. (2006). "Otocinclus batmani, a new species of hypoptopomatine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Colombia and Peru" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 4 (4): 379–383. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252006000400001.
^Fenner, Robert. "The Ideal Algae Eater..." WetWebMedia.com. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
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zebra, zebra, tiger, otocinclus, cocama, fish, genus, otocinclus, family, loricariidae, that, originates, from, peru, conservation, statusendangered, iucn, scientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, actinopterygiiorder, siluriformesfamil. The zebra oto or tiger oto Otocinclus cocama is a fish of the genus Otocinclus of the family Loricariidae that originates from Peru Zebra otoConservation statusEndangered IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder SiluriformesFamily LoricariidaeGenus OtocinclusSpecies O cocamaBinomial nameOtocinclus cocamaReis 2004 Contents 1 Taxonomy 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Appearance and anatomy 4 Status 5 In the aquarium 6 See also 7 ReferencesTaxonomy EditThe zebra oto was described in 2004 from a tributary of the Rio Ucayali in Peru 2 Its closest relatives appear to be O huaorani O bororo O mariae and O mura as well as the more recently described species O batmani 3 Distribution and habitat EditThis fish is found in Peru in the Ucayali River and possibly Maranon River as well These fish are found in mid sized creeks with clear water It may also be found in small ponds 1 They associate with marginal vegetation 2 Appearance and anatomy EditThe zebra oto has a general body shape like other Otocinclus species They are small have a suckermouth and have armor on their bodies The zebra oto can be distinguished from all other members of this genus by its vertical stripe like blotches and its complete lateral line The zebra oto has the highest number of teeth of any species of Otocinclus The W mark on its caudal fin distinguishes this fish from all others except for O batmani The zebra oto reaches about 4 4 cm 1 7 in in SL though the males are smaller 2 Status EditThe zebra oto is listed as endangered by the IUCN Red List due to its limited range and overexploitation for the aquarium trade Additionally it is not protected in any part of its range nor is it listed on CITES The species has a decreasing population trend in the wild 1 In the aquarium EditThe zebra oto has been for sale in the aquarium trade since the early 1990s It has been popular since at least 2000 2 They are an occasionally seen species and are bred in Asia in good numbers 4 See also EditList of freshwater aquarium fish speciesReferences EditFroese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2011 Otocinclus cocama in FishBase December 2011 version a b c Hidalgo del Aguila M Chocano L 2016 Otocinclus cocama IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T49829515A53817093 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 1 RLTS T49829515A53817093 en Retrieved 18 November 2021 a b c d Reis Roberto E 2004 Otocinclus cocama a new uniquely colored loricariid catfish from Peru Teleostei Siluriformes with comments on the impact of taxonomic revisions to the discovery of new taxa PDF Neotropical Ichthyology 2 3 109 116 doi 10 1590 S1679 62252004000300001 Lehmann Pablo A 2006 Otocinclus batmani a new species of hypoptopomatine catfish Siluriformes Loricariidae from Colombia and Peru PDF Neotropical Ichthyology 4 4 379 383 doi 10 1590 S1679 62252006000400001 Fenner Robert The Ideal Algae Eater WetWebMedia com Retrieved 2007 04 27 This Loricariidae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zebra oto amp oldid 1055847872, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
