Oxyropsis ephippia

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: Oxyropsis ephippia

Name

Oxyropsis ephippia Aquino & Sabaj Pérez, 2016

• Holotype: ANSP 177381.
• Paratypes: AMNH 265342 (3 (1 c&s)); ANSP 175918 (1), 175919 (1), 175920 (1), 175921 (1), 175922 (4), 180659 (3), 180662 (3), 180664 (2), 180666 (5), 180685 (1), 180670 (2); AUM 35652 (12); INPA 50886 (3); MCP 49016 (2), 49017 (2); ROM 91534 (3).

Type locality: Guyana, Burro Burro River (Essequibo Drainage), Deer Falls between Deer Creek and Water Dog Falls, 4°39'53"N, 58°50'28"W.

Etymology: The specific epithet ephippia (meaning saddle) refers to the saddle-like middorsal blotches.

References

• Aquino, A.E. & Sabaj Pérez, M.H. 2016. Oxyropsis ephippia, a New Hypoptopomatine Catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Guyana. Zootaxa 4136(1): 129–140. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4136.1.5. Reference page.