Oxyropsis wrightiana
# Oxyropsis wrightiana

Oxyropsis wrightiana is a species of armored catfish (Loricariidae) native to Brazil, Colombia and Peru where it occurs in the Amazon basin. This species grows to a length of 5.6 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.

Named for Scottish-Canadian zoologist Robert Ramsay (misspelled Ramsey) Wright (1852-1933), “who has contributed more than any one else” to the knowledge of the anatomy of American catfishes".

