Rineloricaria tropeira

Rineloricaria tropeira[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in tributaries of the Canoas River and the Pelotas River in the upper Uruguay River basin in Brazil. The species reaches 10.3 cm (4.1 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

Rineloricaria tropeira
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. tropeira
Binomial name
Rineloricaria tropeira
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. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rineloricaria tropeira". FishBase.
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