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Pseudotothyris obtusa

Pseudotothyris obtusa

Classification

Pseudotothyris obtusa is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemic to Brazil. Taxonomy Pseudotothyris obtusa was first formally described as Otocinclus obtusus in 1911 by the Brazilian ichthyologist and herpetologist Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro in 1911 with its type locality given as Fonte Grande, a seedling nursery in Pedrinhas on Ilha Comprida in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 41