Otocinclus mangaba[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a tropical freshwater species endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the Madeira River drainage. The species reaches 2.8 cm (1.1 inches) SL. The specific epithet of this fish derives from mangaba, the Portuguese name for the fruit of the plant Hancornia speciosa, which Humaitá, a municipality near where the species is found, is known for.[2]
| Otocinclus mangaba | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Otocinclus |
| Species: | O. mangaba
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| Binomial name | |
| Otocinclus mangaba Lehmann A., Mayer & Reis, 2010
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References edit
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Otocinclus mangaba Lehmann A., Mayer & Reis, 2010". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Otocinclus mangaba". FishBase.
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