Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae
Genus: Oxyropsis

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South America
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
Oxyropsis acutirostris Miranda Ribeiro, 1951

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Oxyropsis acutirostris
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Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
 
Oxyropsis carinata
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Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
 
Oxyropsis wrightiana
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Oxyropsis acutirostris South America 4.4 SL 1951
Oxyropsis carinata South America 7.6 SL 1879
Oxyropsis wrightiana South America 5.6 SL 1889



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