Otothyris travassosi explained

Otothyris travassosi is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the coastal streams of the southeast. This species grows to a length of 3.2cm (01.3inches) SL.

The fish is named in honor of Haroldo P. Travassos (1922-1977) of the Museu Nacional of Brazil, for his contributions to Brazilian ichthyology and assistance with the authors’ studies of fish.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE . 7 November 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.

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