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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: Hypoptopomatinae
Tribus: Hypoptopomatini
Genus: Oxyropsis
Species: O. acutirostris – O. carinata – O. ephippia – O. wrightiana

Name

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Oxyropsis Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889

Type species: Oxyropsis wrightiana Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889

Etymology: oxy (= pointed); opsis (= face or appearance), presumably referring to depressed head of O. wrightiana. (From: The ETYFish project)

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