Otocinclus batmani explained

Otocinclus batmani is a species of armored catfish (Loricariidae) native to South America. It can grow up to 37mm (SL).

It is named for the comic-book hero Batman, who had a bat shape for a symbol,^[1] and has the pigmented mark on its caudal fin, which resembles Batman's chest symbol.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE . 22 February 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.
2. http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252006000400001 Otocinclus batmani, a new species of hypoptopomatine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Colombia and Peru