Otocinclus flexilis

Otocinclus flexilis,^[2] known in the aquarium trade as the peppered otocinclus, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known from the Lagoa dos Patos drainage basin in Brazil. The species reaches 6.8 cm (2.7 in) in total length.^[3]

Otocinclus flexilis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Otocinclus
Species:	O. flexilis
Binomial name
Otocinclus flexilis Cope, 1894