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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypoptopomatinae
Etymology: Otocinclus: Greek, ous, oto = ear + Latin, cinclus = latticework; in allusion to the holes of the head in the ears (Ref. 45335); mangaba: The specific name mangaba is a Portuguese name for the mangaba fruit (Hancornia speciosa), native to Brazil. The name alludes to the city of Humaita´, recognized in the past for its high production of the fruit and locally named ‘‘Terra da Mangaba’’ (Mangabaland). A noun in apposition..
More on authors: Lehmann, A. & MayerReis.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical
South America: Rio Madeira drainage, Brazil.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 86269)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 2; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 7; Rayons mous anaux: 6; Vertèbres: 22 - 23. Distinguished from its congeners by the absence of median abdominal plates between the lateral abdominal plates, and by the presence of a dark spot at the base of the caudal fin separated from the midlateral stripe by an unpigmented or slightly pigmented area, and not extended posteriorly onto the middle caudal-fin rays (Ref. 86269).
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Lehmann, A.P., F. Mayer and R.E. Reis, 2010. A new species of Otocinclus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Madeira Drainage, Brazil. Copeia 2010(4):635-639. (Ref. 86269)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00337 - 0.01709), b=3.12 (2.93 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).