A shota can often be either 3 things:
1.
An adorable, non-sexualized, underage and small boy (<16) in an suggestive anime/manga.
2.
An legal shota, a mature and legal adult (>18) but has a figure that almost resembles a child.
3.
A sexualized child-like character in a Straight Shota, Shotacon- tagged hentai
"I don't think I can resist that wonderful little shota body anymore, i'm gonna violate that little boy any second now"
An underaged (<16) person who has an sexual attraction towards adults (>18).
What makes this term different from a teleiophile is that, a reverse pedophile is open about their preferences/desires for older people. Almost always, this term is used online. It's heavily integrated with ageplayers.
(Online Roleplay/Chatsite)
MILFhunter382
"I wish I could shove my kiddie dick between that hottie's massive boobs."
conspicuousbean_9
"Woah, dude. She's 34 years old (RP-wise), chill out you lil gremlin."
MILFhunter382
"Age is a number bro"
conspicuousbean_9
"Didn't you say you like ageplaying? That's kinda disgusting, you absolute reverse pedophile."