Oxyropsis acutirostris Miranda Ribeiro, 1951
Oxyropsis acutirostris
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Family:  Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae
Max. size:  4.4 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Orinoco and Negro River basins.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality: Rio Taquié, tributary of the Rio Negro, Amazonas, Paricachoeira. Also Ref. 6868.


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