 Summary of otothyropsis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sexing | Male hypoptopomins posses a urogenital papilla located immediately posterior to the anus. It is absent in females. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 29mm, largest 38mm, average 35mm, most commonly 38mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 5 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keepers | 1 species (20%) are being kept by registered keepers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Most Kept Species | |
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| 1. | (100%) |
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otothyropsis/piribebuy/1.jpg "Otothyropsis piribebuy")
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/siluriformes/loricariidae/otothyropsis/biamnicus/1.jpg "Otothyropsis biamnicus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otothyropsis/marapoama/1.jpg "Otothyropsis marapoama - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otothyropsis/piribebuy/1.jpg "Otothyropsis piribebuy - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/otothyropsis/polyodon/1.jpg "Otothyropsis polyodon - Click for species page")