Otothyropsis Explained

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

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

• Otothyropsis alicula Lippert, Calegari & Reis, 2014 ^[1]
• Otothyropsis biamnicus Calegari, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2013 ^[2]
• Otothyropsis marapoama Ribeiro, Carvalho & Melo, 2005
• Otothyropsis piribebuy Calegari, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2011
• Otothyropsis polyodon Calegari, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2013 ^[2]

Notes and References

1. 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.
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. Zootaxa, 3619 (2): 130–144.