/loricariidae/rineloricaria/langei/1.jpg "Rineloricaria langei(1) Male - lateral view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/rineloricaria/langei/2.jpg "Rineloricaria langei(2) Male - dorsal view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/rineloricaria/langei/3.jpg "Rineloricaria langei(3) Male - ventral view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/rineloricaria/langei/4.jpg "Rineloricaria langei(4) Female - ventral view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/rineloricaria/langei/5.jpg "Rineloricaria langei(5) Female - lateral view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/rineloricaria/langei/6.jpg "Rineloricaria langei(6) Female - dorsal view - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Rineloricaria langei Ingenito, Ghazzi, Duboc & Abilhoa, 2008 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Brazil, Paraná, Quatro Barras, rio Iraí, at Fazenda Moura-Daz, downstream Reservoir of rio Iraí – SANEPAR, 49º05'26''W 25º29'23''S |
| Etymology | Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. The specific name langei is given in honor of Professor Rudolf Bruno Lange, one of the first curators of the zoological collections of Museu de História Natural Capão da Imbuia (MHNCI) during the forties of the Twentieth Century, in which the ichthyological collection is included. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 115mm (4.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Head is much broader in males than females. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Iraí River, headwater of upper Iguaça River drainage, Brazil. La Plata  , Paraná , Iguazu, Upper Iguazu, Iraí (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Neotrop. ichthyol. vol.6 no.3 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2009 Dec 21 12:34 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 04:25) |
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