Otothyropsis
| Otothyropsis | |
|---|---|
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| Otothyropsis piribebuy | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypoptopomatinae |
| Genus: | Otothyropsis Ribeiro, Carvalho & Melo, 2005[1] |
| Type species | |
| Otothyropsis marapoama Ribeiro, Carvalho & Melo, 2005[2] | |
Otothyropsis is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Otothyropsis alicula Lippert, Calegari & Reis, 2014 [4]
- Otothyropsis biamnicus Calegari, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2013 [5]
- Otothyropsis dialeukos Calegari, Morlis & Reis, 2017
- Otothyropsis marapoama Ribeiro, Carvalho & Melo, 2005
- Otothyropsis piribebuy Calegari, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2011
- Otothyropsis polyodon Calegari, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2013 [5]
References
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypoptopomatinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Otothyropsis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ 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. doi:10.1643/CI-13-057.
- 1 2 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" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3619 (2): 130–144. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3619.2.2. PMID 26131469.