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 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". References Hypoptopomatini Freshwater fish of Brazil Freshwater fish of Colombia Freshwater fish of Peru Fish of the Amazon basin Taxa named by Rosa Smith Eigenmann Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann Fish described in 1889