#zebra oto

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Otocinclus

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Daily fish fact #411

Zebra oto!

A small catfish species, they typically eat algae off of surfaces in the wild! They can be kept as pets, but are a bit tricky as they require very clean water.

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Zebra Oto - Otocinclus cocama 

Otocinclus cocama (Siluriformes - Loricariidae) is a distinctively colored species of the loricariid catfish genus Otocinclus, described in 2004 from a tributary to the lower río Ucayali in northern Peru. However, the Zebra Oto has been in the aquarium trade since early 2001 and is quite common in the aquarium shops in Iquitos, Peru, being likely to occur in other places in lower Ucayali and Marañon rivers.

This species is distinguished from other Otocinclus species by the distinct color pattern, consisting of vertically elongated blotches spanning from the dorsal midline to the ventral border of flanks, and by a complete lateral line.

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Photo credit: ©Peter Maguire | Locality: not indicated - captive (2012)