A species of catfish from South America. These little cleaners use their suction cup-shaped mouths to strip off and eat any algae growing in their fish tanks. Preferring gentle streams by river banks, these fish are often found clinging on to vegetation and driftwood.
- Scientific Name
- Otocinclus vittatus
- Classification
- Order: Siluriformes, Family: Loricariidae
- Habitat
- Amazon basin