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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae
Genus: Macrotocinclus

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Photo by Schmitt, R.

South America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Macrotocinclus affinis (Steindachner, 1877)

Photo by Schmitt, R.
 
Macrotocinclus affinis
[Golden otocinclus]
1 Species of Family Loricariidae with Genus Macrotocinclus
(Armored catfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1877 Macrotocinclus affinis Golden otocinclus South America 5 SL



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