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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Otocinclus |
| Species: | O. mimulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Otocinclus mimulus Axenrot & S. O. Kullander, 2003 | |
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
- "Otocinclus mimulus". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- 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.
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