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Otothyris rostrata Garavello, Britski & Schaefer, 1998 |
| Family: | Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 3.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Atlantic coast of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 6-6. With 17-20 premaxillary and 14-16 dentary teeth on each jaw element; presence of 2 or more series of ventrally downturned odontodes on anteroventral rostral margin; head and snout deeply sculptured; 3 large and conspicuous odontode crests on supraoccipital: median crest with 3-4 series, lateral crests with 2 series of large odontodes; fourth infraorbital very large and broadly convex, presence of pair of preanal platelets preceded by 2 or more platelets. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 November 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||