Lateral view of holotype
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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. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| 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. Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| 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. Male hypoptopomins posses a urogenital papilla located immediately posterior to the anus. It is absent in females. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Tietê (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map 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. |
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| More Resources | |
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 | Look up O. marapoama on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.615.4579 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |