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Otothyropsis marapoama Ribeiro, Carvalho & Melo, 2005

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Angelo Rodrigo Manzotti (1)

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Description: The new taxon belongs to a clade also encompassing the genera Schizolecis, Otothyris and Pseudotothyris. Otothyropsis marapoama is hypothesized to be the sister-group of Pseudotothyris and Otothyris based mainly on the presence of several derived characters of the swimbladder capsule and associated bones. Several paedomorphic characters shared by Pseudotothyris and Otothyris and their significance for the phylogenetic position of the new genus are discussed (Ribeiro, A.C et al). Habitat: Otothyropsis marapoama, a new genus and species, is described based on specimens recently collected in a headwater stream of the middle stretch of the rio Tietê, a river from the upper rio Paraná basin in southeastern Brazil. Aquarium Care: Treat as with all members of the Hypoptopomatinae such as the Otocinclus/Parotocinclus genera with a planted aquarium and an overall cooler temperature. Diet: Omnivore: algae, tablet foods, flake and small frozen foods. Remarks: There are now 6 species in this relatevely new genera, Otothyropsis alicula, O. biamnicus, O. marapoama, O. piribebuy, O. polyodon and O. dialeukos.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Rio Tietê basin in Brazil. Type Locality: Brazil, São Paulo, rio Tietê basin, Município de Marapoama, ribeirão Cubatão, road between Marapoama and Elisiário (21º11'35"S, 49º07'22"W).

Size:

3.5cm. (1½ins)

Temp:

21-25°c (69-77°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2017. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 02/2017 ).
Ribeiro, A.C., M. Carvalho and A.L.A. Melo, 2005. Description and relationships of Otothyropsis marapoama, a new genus and species of Hypoptopomatine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from rio Tietê basin, southeastern Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 3(4):489-498.

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Otothyropsis marapoama

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