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Etymology: Oxyropsis: Greek, oxy = sharp + Greek, oura = tail + Greek,opsis = similar to (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Robert Ramsay Wright (1852–1933) was a Scottish zoologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Eigenmann & Eigenmann.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: middle and upper Amazon River basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36885)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Aquino, A.E. and S.A. Schaefer, 2002. Revision of Oxyropsis Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1889 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Copeia 2002(2):374-390. (Ref. 43109)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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