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Otothyropsis piribebuy Calegari, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2011

 

Image contributors to this species:

Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (2) Allan James (3) Aqualife Leyland (1)

ScotCat Sources:

Factsheet  Etymology = Genus  Etymology = Species

Other Sources:

Search  Fishbase Catalog of Fishes  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  FishNet2  iNaturalist

Relevant Information:

Description: Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 26 - 27. Distinguished from other species of the genus by having the following characters: middle series of lateral plates truncated two plates before the caudal fin; inner margin of the pectoral-fin spine smooth, with no serrae; distal margin of the accessory flange of the first ceratobranchial pointed; mid-dorsal lateral series with 17-18 plates and continuous; abdomen usually with unplated areas anteriorly in adults; and males with preanal length 63.0-66.8% HL and 19-20 middle lateral plates. 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 (2019) in this relatevely new genera, Otothyropsis alicula, O. biamnicus, O. marapoama, O. piribebuy, O. polyodon and O. dialeukos.

Common Name:

Black Oto, LG2

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Río Piribebuy and Río Aguaray, Rio Paraguay basin in Paraguay.

Size:

3.0cm (1¼)

Temp:

21-25°c (69-77°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Calegari, B.B., P. Lehmann A. and R.E. Reis, 2011. A new species of Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Paraguay basin, Paraguay. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 9(2):253-260.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2017. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 02/2017 ).



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