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Oxyropsis acutirostra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Siluriformes

Subfamily
  
Hypoptopomatinae

Scientific name
  
Oxyropsis acutirostris

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Loricariidae

Tribe
  
Hypoptopomatini

Higher classification
  
Oxyropsis

Similar
  
Lasiancistrus tentaculatus, Loricariidae, Catfish, Leporacanthicus heterodon, Chaetostoma milesi

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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Oxyropsis acutirostra Wikipedia