Otocinclus juruenae
| Otocinclus juruenae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Otocinclus |
| Species: | O. juruenae
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| Binomial name | |
| Otocinclus juruenae A. C. Ribeiro & Lehmann A., 2016
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Otocinclus juruenae is a species of armoured catfish endemic to the Juruena river in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Otocinclus juruenea was discovered in 2016 and is currently only known from the Juruena river for which it is named.[1] It is the first Otocinclus species to be found in the Tapajós river basin. It differs from all other members of the genus Otocinclus (except Otocinclus cocama) in having a complete lateral line. It also differs by having an iris operculum. The adult length of the species ranges from 2.2 to 3.3 cm (0.9 to 1.3 inches).[2]
References
- ^ "Otocinclus juruenae". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Ribeiro, Alexandre Cunha; Lehmann, Pablo A. (4 August 2016). "A new Otocinclus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Rio Juruena Basin, central Brazil". Zootaxa. 4147 (3): 240–246. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4147.3.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 27515617.