Hypoptopomatinae
| Hypoptopomatinae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: |
Hypoptopomatinae C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1890 |
| Genera | |
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Tribe Hypoptopomatini |
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Tribe Hypoptopomatini
Acestridium
Hypoptopoma
Lampiella
Niobichthys
Oxyropsis
Tribe Otothyrini (sometimes elevated to subfamily as Otothyrinae)
Corumbataia
Epactionotus
Eurycheilichthys
Hisonotus
Microlepidogaster
Otothyris
Otothyropsis
Pseudotothyris
Schizolecis
incertae sedis
Chauliocheilos
Plesioptopoma
Rhinolekos
The Hypoptopomatinae are a subfamily of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Loricariidae, composed of 17 genera and approximately 80 species. This subfamily represents about one-tenth of all loricariid species.
It has been divided into two tribes, Hypoptopomatini and Otothyrini. However, in a 2005 analysis, Otothyrini was found to not be monophyletic, with its representatives comprising a paraphyletic group in relation to the tribe Hypoptopomatini. More recent phylogenetic evidence shows that Hypoptopomatini and Otothyrini, while each are monophyletic tribes, do not form a monophyletic subfamily, and therefore should each be recognized as their own individual subfamilies. Problematically, the most recent hypoptopomatine genera, and Rhinolekos, were not classified in either of the tribes.
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