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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Otothyrinae
Genus: Otothyropsis
Species: O. alicula – O. biamnicus – O. dialeukos – O. marapoama – O. piribebuy – O. polyodon
Name

Otothyropsis Ribeiro, Carvalho & Melo, 2005: 491

Type species: Otothyropsis marapoama Ribeiro, Carvalho & Melo, 2005. Type by original designation (also monotypic).
References

Ribeiro, A.C. , M. Carvalho & A.L.A. Melo 2005: Description and relationships of Otothyropsis marapoama, a new genus and species of Hypoptopomatinae catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from rio Tietê basin, southeastern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 3 (4): 489–498.
Calegari, B.B. , P. Lehmann A. & R. E. Reis 2011: A new species of Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Paraguay basin, Paraguay. Neotropical Ichthyology, 9 (2): 253–260.
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 4244(2): 231–245. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.2.5. Reference page. 
Calegari, B.B.; Pablo, L.A.; Reis, R.E. 2013: Two new species of cascudinhos of the genus Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Rio Paraná Basin, Brazil. Zootaxa 3619(2): 130–144. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3619.2.2 Reference page. 

Vernacular names
English: Catfish

Otothyropsis is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.
Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

Otothyropsis alicula Lippert, Calegari & Reis, 2014 [2]
Otothyropsis biamnicus Calegari, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2013 [3]
Otothyropsis marapoama Ribeiro, Carvalho & Melo, 2005
Otothyropsis piribebuy Calegari, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2011
Otothyropsis polyodon Calegari, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2013 [3]

References

Ribeiro, A. C.; Carvalho, M. & Melo, A. L. A. (2005). "Description and relationships of Otothyropsis marapoama, a new genus and species of Hypoptopomatine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from rio Tietê basin, southeastern Brazil" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia. 3 (4): 489–498. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252005000400006.
Lippert, B.G., Calegari, B.B. & Reis, R.E. (2014): A New Species of Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Hypoptopomatinae) from Eastern Brazil. Copeia, 2014 (2): 238–244.
Calegari, B.B., Lehmann A., P. & Reis, R.E. (2013): Two new species of cascudinhos of the genus Otothyropsis (Siluriformes: Hypoptopomatinae) from the rio Paraná basin, Brazil. Zootaxa, 3619 (2): 130–144.

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