Rineloricaria reisi

Rineloricaria reisi is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae.[1] It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Uruguay River basin, specifically the Piratini River and the Conceição River in Brazil, as well as Misiones Province in Argentina.[2] The species reaches 19.8 cm (7.8 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]

Rineloricaria reisi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. reisi
Binomial name
Rineloricaria reisi
Ghazzi, 2008

References

  1. Ghazzi, Miriam. (2008). Nine new species of the genus Rineloricaria (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from Uruguay river, southern Brazil. Iheringia. Série Zoologia. 98. 100-122.
  2. Almirón, A.E., Casciotta, J.R., Piálek, L., Diaz, F.R., & Říčan, O. (2014). First record of Rineloricaria reisi, R. stellata and R. zaina (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Río Uruguay basin in Argentina. Check List, 10, 1528-1530.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rineloricaria reisi". FishBase.


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