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Otothyropsis biamnicus
Otothyropsis biamnicus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in tributaries of the Iguazu River and the Tibagi River, which are both in the Paraná River basin of Brazil. It is noted to be commensal with midge larvae of the family Chironomidae, which attach to the gill openings or more rarely the cleithrum of the fish. It reaches 4 cm (1.6 inches) SL. The specific epithet...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 616676.