Otothyropsis polyodon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Otothyrinae
Genus: Otothyropsis
Species: Otothyropsis polyodon

Name

Otothyropsis polyodon Calegari et al., 2013

• Holotype: MCP. female ♀. 47139. 16.VI.2012. leg. R. Reis, B. Calegari & P. Lehmann.
• Paratypes: AMNH 257002 (3); MCP 47076 (12), 47038 (8, 1 c&s, 1 tissue voucher), 45756 (5, 1 c&s); MNRJ 40112 (3); MZUSP 112206 (2).

Type locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Água Clara, ribeirão Tamanduá, tributary to rio Verde, near São Domingos Hydroeletric Plant, upper rio Paraná basin, 20°04'03"S, 53°11'21"W [1].

Etymology: The specific name is a combination of the Greek polys (= many), and odon (= tooth), in allusion to its higher number of teeth compared to the other species.

References

• Calegari, B.B.; Pablo, L.A.; Reis, R.E. 2013: Two new species of cascudinhos of the genus Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Rio Paraná Basin, Brazil. Zootaxa 3619(2): 130–144. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3619.2.2 Reference page.