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Etymology: Otothyris: Greek, ous, otis = ear + Greek, thyra, -as/thyris, -idos = a little door (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is a toponym; the Rio Juquiá basin, São Paulo, Brazil, is where the holotypes were collected. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
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Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Ribeira de Iguape River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36885)
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Garavello, J.C., H.A. Britski and S.A. Schaefer, 1998. Systematics of the genus Otothyris Myers 1927, with comments on geographic distribution (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae). Am. Mus. Novit. 3222:1-19. (Ref. 28152)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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