Biology:Otothyris lophophanes

Short description: Species of fish

Otothyris lophophanes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Otothyris
Species:	O. lophophanes
Binomial name
Otothyris lophophanes (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
Synonyms
Rhinelepis lophophanes Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 Microlepidogaster lophophanes (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) Otocinclus lophophanes (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) Otocinclus cephalacanthus Miranda Ribeiro, 1911 Otothyris cephalacanthus (Miranda Ribeiro, 1911) Otothyris canaliferus Myers, 1927

Otothyris lophophanes is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil , where it is found in the coastal streams of Rio de Janeiro State. This species grows to a length of 2.82 centimetres (1.11 in) SL.

References

• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Otothyris lophophanes" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3757958 entry