Oxyropsis
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Oxyropsis is a monophyletic genus of armored catfishes native to South America.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [1]
- Oxyropsis acutirostra Miranda-Ribeiro, 1951
- Oxyropsis carinata (Steindachner, 1879)
- Oxyropsis wrightiana Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
Description
Oxyropsis species are distinguished by the presence of a single row of enlarged odontodes along the trunk midline lying adjacent, and immediately dorsal to, the lateral line canal.[2] Oxyropsis species have a depressed head and have relatively large eyes placed ventrolaterally. Oxyropsis is most similar to Hypoptopoma in external appearance, which shares the head shape and eye placement. Oxyropsis are elongate and have a narrow caudal peduncle, which distinguishes it from all other Hypoptopomatinae genera except Niobichthys and Acestridium.[2]
The species of Oxyropsis are distinguished based on their armor plate formation, numbers of plates and teeth, relative depth of the caudal peduncle, development of serrae on the pectoral fin spine.[2] Males have a genital papilla.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Oxyropsis". FishBase. September 2014 version.
- ^ a b c Aquino, Adriana E.; Schaefer, Scott A. (2002). Douglas, M. E. (ed.). "Revision of Oxyropsis Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1889 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)". Copeia. 2002 (2): 374–390. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0374:ROOEAE]2.0.CO;2.