Otothyropsis
| Otothyropsis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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]
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Otothyropsis is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.
Species[edit]
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:
- Otothyropsis alicula Lippert, Calegari & Reis, 2014 [2]
- Otothyropsis biamnicus Calegari, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2013 [3]
- Otothyropsis marapoama Ribeiro, Carvalho & Melo, 2005
- Otothyropsis piribebuy Calegari, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2011
- Otothyropsis polyodon Calegari, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2013 [3]
References[edit]
- ^ 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" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 3 (4). Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia: 489–498. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252005000400006.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
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