Otothyropsis

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

Otothyropsis
Scientific classification
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]

Species

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]
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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" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia. 3 (4): 489–498. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252005000400006.
  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. 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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