Otothyris Myers [G. S.] 1927:127 Fem. Otothyris canaliferus Myers 1927. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Otothyris Myers 1927 -- (Isbrücker 1980:85 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:439 [ref. 12860], Malabarba 1989:151 [ref. 14217], Schaefer 1991:2 [ref. 18926], Reis & Schaefer 1992:222 [ref. 17477], Schaefer 1997:41 [ref. 23213], Garavello et al. 1998:3 [ref. 23346], Reis & Schaefer 1998:23 [ref. 23691], Schaefer 1998:377 [ref. 23692], de Pinna 1998:305 [ref. 23847], Montoya-Burgos et al. 1998:367 [ref. 23850], Isbrücker 2002:24 [ref. 27178], Schaefer in Reis et al. 2003:325 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:275 [ref. 29155], Rosa et al. 2014:53 [ref. 33228], Bertaco et al. 2016:419 [ref. 34561]). Current status: Valid as Otothyris Myers 1927. Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae.