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| Scientific Name | Rineloricaria isaaci Rodriguez & Miquelarena, 2008 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Argentina, Province of Entre Rios, Uruguay river basin, Los Loros stream (31°52’S - 58°14’W). |
| Etymology | Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. The specific name, isaaci, was given in honour of Isaac J. H. Isbrucker, for his studies on the family Loricariidae and especially on the subfamily loricariinae. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 102mm (4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Rineloricaria isaaci can be distinguished from all other Rineloricaria by having a long, naked area along the lateral part of the snout. |
| Sexing | Mature males have long pectoral and pelvic fins. A more subtle difference is that while the profile of the head is triangular with a rounded snout in dorsal view, females heads have straight sides whilst in mature males they are convex. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Uruguay River Basin. La Plata  , Uruguay (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Inhabits watercourses with clear water, rocky and sandy bottoms, with irregularly distributed small stones, cobbles and boulders. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Jour. of Fish Bio. (2008) 73: 1635-1647. |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Nov 14 06:50 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 04:24) |
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