Global InformationOtocinclus arnoldi information
| Otocinclus arnoldi | |
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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. arnoldi
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| Binomial name | |
| Otocinclus arnoldi Regan, 1909
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Otocinclus arnoldi is a species of armoured catfish native to South America, where it occurs in the lower río Paraná drainage, in the lower and middle rio Uruguai and in the río de La Plata. This species reaches a maximum length of 4.8 centimetres (1.9 in) (SL).[1]
Named in honor of German aquarist Johann Paul Arnold (1869–1952), who "presented" type specimen to the British Museum.[2]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Otocinclus arnoldi" in FishBase. September 2014 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 February 2021.