Biology:Otothyropsis

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Otothyropsis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Tribe: Otothyrini
Genus: Otothyropsis
Ribeiro, Carvalho & Melo, 2005
Type species
Otothyropsis marapoama
Ribeiro, Carvalho & Melo, 2005[1]

Otothyropsis is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. Ribeiro, A. C.; Carvalho, M.; Melo, A. L. A. (2005). "Description and relationships of Otothyropsis marapoama, a new genus and species of Hypoptopomatine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from rio Tietê basin, southeastern Brazil". Neotropical Ichthyology (Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia) 3 (4): 489–498. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252005000400006. http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v3n4/v3n4a06.pdf. 
  2. Lippert, B.G., Calegari, B.B. & Reis, R.E. (2014): A New Species of Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Hypoptopomatinae) from Eastern Brazil. Copeia, 2014 (2): 238–244.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Calegari, B.B., Lehmann A., P. & Reis, R.E. (2013): Two new species of cascudinhos of the genus Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Hypoptopomatinae) from the rio Paraná basin, Brazil. Zootaxa, 3619 (2): 130–144.

Wikidata ☰ Q7109019 entry