Biology:Otocinclus xakriaba
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| Otocinclus xakriaba | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Otocinclus |
| Species: | O. xakriaba
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| Binomial name | |
| Otocinclus xakriaba Schaefer, 1997
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Otocinclus xakriaba is a species of suckermouth catfish native to the São Francisco river basin in South America. This species reaches a maximum length of 3.1 centimetres (1.2 in) (SL).[1]
O. xakriaba is a Batesian mimic that mimics juvenile Brochis garbei. The mechanism driving the mimicry is unknown.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Otocinclus xakriaba" in FishBase. September 2014 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 ☰ Q5701493 entry
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