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Otothyropsis piribebuy
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Otothyropsis
Species:	O. piribebuy
Binomial name
Otothyropsis piribebuy Calegari, Lehmann A. & R. E. dos Reis, 2011

Otothyropsis piribebuy is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known to occur in the Piribebuy River and the Aguaray River, which are part of the Paraguay River basin in Paraguay. It is found in areas with marginal vegetation and reaches 2.9 cm (1.1 inches) SL. The species is known to be collected for the aquarium trade, where it may be confused with fish of the genus Otocinclus, which are in the same family and are visually similar.

References

1. Bárbara B. Calegari, A. Pablo Lehmann and Roberto E. Reis. A new species of Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Paraguay basin, Paraguay. Neotrop. ichthyol.. Vol. 9(2):253-260. DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252011000200002
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Otothyropsis piribebuy". FishBase.
3. "Otothyropsis piribebuy, lg". Aqualog.de. Retrieved 2022-03-01.

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• Otothyrinae
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• Taxa named by Pablo Cesar Lehmann-Albornoz
• Taxa named by Roberto Esser dos Reis
• Fish described in 2011
• Fauna of Paraguay
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