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Otocinclus mimulus

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Otocinclus mimulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Otocinclus
Species:
O. mimulus
Binomial name
Otocinclus mimulus

Otocinclus mimulus is a species of armoured catfish found in small tributaries of the Monday river, itself a tributary of the Paraná river.[1]

Otocinclus mimulus is a Batesian mimic of Corydoras diphyes. C. diphyes is inedible to many species due to its bony armor and so individual O. mimulus that look more similar to C. diphyes are less likely to be eaten by predators like Crenicichla lepidota. O. mimulus is named for its mimicry of C. diphyes.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Otocinclus mimulus". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  2. ^ Axenrot, Thomas E., and Sven O. Kullander. "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 (2003): 249–272.