Otothyropsis biamnicus
Calegari, Lehmann & Reis, 2013
bi = 2, amnicus = inhabiting (Iguaçu, Tibagi)
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 6 cm
Standard length (documented)
38.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
18 - 25 °C
Paraná, Santa Catarina
Brazil
rio Tibagi → rio Paranapanema || rio Canoinhas → rio Negro | rio Claro | rio Potinga ⇒ rio Iguaçu ⇒ río Paraná → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE
[ -24.305,-50.606 ]
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in groups is necessary.
unknown
5 soft rays
14 soft rays
II / (6 -) 7 rays
6 - 7 soft rays
5 soft rays
14 soft rays
II / (6 -) 7 rays
6 - 7 soft rays
5 soft rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Calegari, B.B.; Lehmann, P.A. & Reis, R.E., 2013 "Two new species of cascudinhos of the genus Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Hypoptopomatinae) from the rio Paraná basin, Brazil" (Zootaxa, Vol. 3619 No. 2, P. 130)
- Lippert, B.G., Calegari, B.B. & Reis, R.E., 2014 "A New Species of Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Hypoptopomatinae) from Eastern Brazil" (Copeia, No. 2, P. 243)
- Hoffmann, A.C.; Cardosa Nascimento, R.H. & Shibatta, O.A., 2015 "Fish fauna from tributaries throughout the Tibagi River basin, upper Paraná basin, Brazil" (CheckList, Vol. 11 No. 6)
- Calegari, B.B.; Morlis, W.G. & Reis, R.E., 2017 "A new species of Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper Río Paraná basin, Paraguay, with a discussion of the limits between Otothyropsis and Hisonotus" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4244, No. 2, P. 244)
- Claro-Garcia, A.; Assega, F. & Shibatta, O.A., 2018 "Diversity and distribution of ichthyofauna in streams of the middle and lower tibagi river basin, Paraná, Brazil" (CheckList, Vol. 14 No. 1, P. 43)
- Dagosta,F.C; Monção,M.S; Nagamatsu,B.A; Pavanelli,C.S; Carvalho,F.R; Lima,F,C.T; Langeani,F; Dutra,G.M; Ota, R.R; Seren,T.J; Tagliacollo,V; Menezes, N.A; Britski,H.A & Pinna M, 2024 "Fishes of the upper rio Paraná basin: diversity, biogeography and conservation" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 22 No. 1)
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29.09.2025