Oxyropsis acutirostra

Oxyropsis acutirostra
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae
Tribe: Hypoptopomatini
Genus: Oxyropsis
Species: O. acutirostra
Binomial name
Oxyropsis acutirostra
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1951

Oxyropsis acutirostra is a species of armored catfish native to Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela, where it occurs in the Orinoco and Negro River basins. This species grows to a length of 4.4 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.

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