Rineloricaria osvaldoi
Rineloricaria osvaldoi[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the drainage basin of the Vermelho River, which is itself a tributary of the Araguaia River, in Brazil. The species reaches 16.8 cm (6.6 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
| Rineloricaria osvaldoi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. osvaldoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria osvaldoi Fichberg & Chamon, 2008 | |
References
- Fichberg, Ilana & Chamon, Carine. (2008). Rineloricaria osvaldoi (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): A new species of armored catfish from rio Vermelho, Araguaia basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology. 6. 347-354. 10.1590/S1679-62252008000300008.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rineloricaria osvaldoi". FishBase.
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