Otothyropsis alicula
| Otothyropsis alicula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Otothyropsis |
| Species: | O. alicula |
| Binomial name | |
| Otothyropsis alicula Lippert, Calegari & R. E. dos Reis, 2014 | |
Otothyropsis alicula[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Santo Antônio River, a tributary of the Sapucaí River, which is itself a tributary of the Rio Grande and part of Brazil's Paraná River basin. The species reaches 3.6 cm (1.4 inches) SL[2] and was described in 2014 by Beatriz G. Lippert, Bárbara B. Calegari, and Roberto E. Reis on the basis of morphology and coloration.[3]
References
- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Otothyropsis alicula". FishBase.
- ^ Lippert, B.G., Calegari, B.B., & Reis, R.E. (2014). A New Species of Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Hypoptopomatinae) from Eastern Brazil. Copeia, 2014, 238 - 244.