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| Scientific Name | Otothyropsis dialeukos Calegari, Morlis & Reis, 2017 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Arroyo Itá at Paso Itá, near to Embalse de Acaray, ca. 8 km from road between Hernandarias and Ciudad del Este, Río Paraná basin, Hernandarias, Alto Paraná, Paraguay, 25°22'56.9"S, 54°41'34.8"W, elevation approximately 200 meters. |
| 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. |
| Species Information | |
| Sexing | Male hypoptopomins posses a urogenital papilla located immediately posterior to the anus. It is absent in females. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | La Plata, Paraná, Acaray (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zootaxa 4244 (no. 2), pp 232, Figs. 1-2. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.615.6925 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:14 (species record created: 2017 Mar 21 00:14) |