Oxyropsis carinata

Oxyropsis carinata
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae
Tribe: Hypoptopomatini
Genus: Oxyropsis
Species: O. carinata
Binomial name
Oxyropsis carinata
(Steindachner, 1879)

Oxyropsis carinata is a species of armored catfish native to Brazil, Colombia and Peru where it is found in the Amazon basin. This species grows to a length of 7.6 centimetres (3.0 in) SL.

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