Biology:Otothyropsis alicula

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Short description: Species of catfish

Otothyropsis alicula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Otothyropsis
Species:
O. alicula
Binomial name
Otothyropsis alicula
Lippert, Calegari & 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

  1. "Mindat.org". https://www.mindat.org/taxon-7527847.html. 
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2021). "Otothyropsis alicula". https://www.fishbase.de/summary/67775. 
  3. Lippert, B.G., Calegari, B.B., & Reis, R.E. (2014). A New Species of Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Hypoptopomatinae) from Eastern Brazil. Copeia, 2014, 238 - 244.

Wikidata ☰ Q28779680 entry