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Scientific Name | Otothyropsis marapoama Ribeiro, Carvalho & Melo, 2005 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Rio Tietê basin, Município de Marapoama, ribeirão Cubatão, road beween Marapoama and Elisiário, 21°11'35''S, 49°07'22''W, São Paulo, Brazil. |
Etymology | Otothyropsis: The first part of the name is from Greek (otos = ear and thyris = window) and is in reference to the Hypoptopomatinae genus Otothyris, to which the new taxon is closely related. The second part is from the Greek (opsis = relating to sight and appearance); hence, resembling a hypoptopomatine fish. marapoama: The specific epithet marapoama is in reference to the county of the city in which the new species was collected. |
Species Information | |
Size | 38mm or 1.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Sexing | Male hypoptopomins posses a urogenital papilla located immediately posterior to the anus. It is absent in females. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Rio Tietê basin in Brazil. La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Tietê (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 4), pp 491, Figs. 1, 3-6, 7b, 8-9. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2020 Oct 10 10:04 (species record created: 2013 Jan 25 19:26) |