Biology:Otocinclus mimulus
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| Otocinclus mimulus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Otocinclus |
| Species: | O. mimulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Otocinclus mimulus Axenrot & S. O. Kullander, 2003
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Otocinclus mimulus is a species of armoured catfish found in small tributaries of the Monday river, itself a tributary of the Paraná river.[2]
Otocinclus mimulus is a Batesian mimic of Hoplisoma diphyes. H. diphyes is inedible to many species due to its bony armor and so individual O. mimulus that look more similar to H. diphyes are less likely to be eaten by predators like Saxatilia lepidota. O. mimulus is named for its mimicry of H. diphyes.[3]
References
- ↑ Vera-Alcaraz, H.S. (2023). "Otocinclus mimulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176492862A176492914.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176492862/176492914. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Otocinclus mimulus " in FishBase. January 2021 version.
- ↑ Axenrot, Thomas E.; Sven O. Kullander (2003). "Corydoras diphyes (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) and Otocinclus mimulus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), two new species of catfishes from Paraguay, a case of mimetic association". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 14 (3): 249–272.
Wikidata ☰ Q5848202 entry
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