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Scientific Name	**Oxyropsis acutirostris** Miranda Ribeiro, 1951
Common Name	Flathead Oto
Type Locality	Paricachoeira, Rio Taquié, tributary of the Rio Vaupes, which is a tributary of the Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Hypoptopoma acutirostre, Hypoptopoma acutirostris, Oxyropsis acutirostris
Etymology	(Greek)Oxy=Sharp + (Greek)oura=tail + (Greek)opsis=similar to. This specific epithet refers to its pointed(acutus=pointed, sharp) nose(rostrum=nose, snout).
Species Information
Size	57mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Orinoco and Negro River basins. Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Temperature	25.0-28.0°C or 77-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Requires highly oxygenated water.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Primarily feeds on vegetable matter but appreciates dry foods and tablets as well as live and frozen daphnia and cyclops. User data.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Boletim do Museu Nacional, Zoologia (N. S.) No. 104, pp 1, Pls. 1-3 (figs. 2, 2, 2).
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:10 (species record created: 2006 Mar 15 00:00)