Otocinclus mariae[3] is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos.[2] This catfish is found in South America, where it occurs in the Amazon Basin, here it is known from the upper Madeira River and the lower Amazon River in Bolivia and Brazil.[4] It may also be found in some coastal drainages in French Guiana and Suriname.[1] Tis species reaches a standard length of 3.3 cm (1.3 in).[5] The specific name ofthis fish honors Mary Pearsall Howes, who provided many fish specimens to the species describer, Henry Weed Fowler, from the Atlantic coast of the United States. Fowler also honored her husband and son in fish binomials.[6]
| Otocinclus mariae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Otocinclus |
| Species: | O. mariae |
| Binomial name | |
| Otocinclus mariae | |
References
edit- 1 2 Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Otocinclus mariae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49829558A160184724. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829558A160184724.en. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Otocinclus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "Otocinclus mariae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ Schaefer, Scott A. (1997). "The Neotropical cascudinhos: Systematics and biogeography of the Otocinclus catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 148: 1–120. JSTOR 4065046.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Otocinclus mariae". FishBase. June 2023 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scarpf (28 February 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOPTOPOMATINAE Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 (Cascudinhos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
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