Which otocinculus ?

jurassic_pork · Post by **jurassic_pork** » 23 Mar 2004, 18:45

I come by three of these today,They are different to my other oto's and also the tail looks different to all the pics in the cat-e-log.If anyone could clear this up for me i would be greatful

Pic hosted by corydorasworld.com

Caol_ila · Post by **Caol_ila** » 23 Mar 2004, 19:18

Hi!

Im not your Oto expert but checking the Welsatlas it looks awfully close to O.huaorani.
They write the body band and tailspot sometimes are a bit separated in adults as it looks on your fish...
Maybe somebody else knows better.

Achim · Post by **Achim** » 09 Apr 2004, 23:20

Hi,

imo this is Otocinclus macrospilus. The caudal spot matches exactly the description in Schaefers cascudinho revision: "The presence of a double caudal pigment marking, comprised of a large, diffuse triangular anterior mark separated from the pigment of the midlateral stripe, followed posteriorly by a separate rectangular to sickle-shaped pigment blotch, is autapomorphic for O. macrospilus among Otocinclus species.

Greetings,

Achim

jurassic_pork · Post by **jurassic_pork** » 10 Apr 2004, 13:01

Thanks for the help Achim

And your right too it is Otocinclus macrospilus

I identified the fish using a book also,These seem to grow faster than my other oto's and do a great job as part of the clean up crew.

Once again Thanks for the Help