Rhadinoloricaria macromystax

Rhadinoloricaria macromystax is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae and the genus Rhadinoloricaria.[1] The genus was monotypic until 2020, when a new species, R. stewarti, was described.[2]

Rhadinoloricaria macromystax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Loricariidae
Subfamily:
Loricariinae
Tribe:
Loricariini
Genus:
Rhadinoloricaria
Species:
R. macromystax
Binomial name
Rhadinoloricaria macromystax
(Günther, 1869)
Synonyms

Loricaria macromystax
Günther, 1869

Rhadinoloricaria macromystax is native to Ecuador and Peru, where it occurs in the upper Amazon and Orinoco River basins, as well as the Essequibo and Tocantins drainages. It is known to occur over sandy substrates. The species reaches a length of 14.2 centimetres (5.6 in) in standard length.[3] It is relatively unknown and uncommon in museum collections, and ecological and behavioral data is unavailable for this species.

References
  1. Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1462.1.1.
  2. Provenzano-Rizzi, Francisco; Barriga-Salazar, Ramiro (2020-05-21). "New finding of Rhadinoloricaria macromystax (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): redescription of the genus and description of a new species from Ecuador". Zootaxa. 4779 (4): 485–500. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4779.4.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33055766. S2CID 219501358.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Rhadinoloricaria macromystax" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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