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| Scientific Name | Otothyropsis piribebuy Calegari, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2011 |
| Common Names | Black Oto Lg2, Otocinclus Negros (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Rio Piribebuy, a tributary to the rio Manduvira, rio Paraguay basin, 25°22'09''S, 56°58'20''W, Eusebio Ayala, Departamento Cordillera, Paraguay. |
| 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 | 29mm or 1.1" 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, Paraguay, Piribebuy (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Jejui, Aguaray (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay, Tereré (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 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 9 (no. 2), pp 255, Figs. 3-4, 5a, 6. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 5 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
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 | Look up O. piribebuy on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up O. piribebuy on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.615.526 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |