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| Scientific Name | Rineloricaria baliola Rodriguez & Reis, 2008 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Fortaleza dos Valos, creek tributary to Ro Ingaí about 300 meters southwest of Fazenda Colorados, 28°54'29''S, 53°17'08''W, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. |
| Etymology | Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. Specific epithet is from the latin, baliolus, meaning chestnut or reddish brown, after its colour pattern. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 239mm (9.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Diagnosed from all congeners by its unique color pattern composed of one dark, wide band covering most of the distal one-half of all fins. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: drainages of Rio Jacuí, Rio Taquari and lower portions of tributaries to the Laguna dos Patos. Rio Grande Do Sul, Laguna dos Patos  , Jacuí (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Rio Grande Do Sul, Laguna dos Patos , Jacuí, Taquari (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Rio Grande Do Sul, Laguna dos Patos (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | In the wild inhabits slow to fast flowing watercourses, with clear or reddish water and with rocky, sandy or muddy bottoms. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Copeia 2008, No. 2: 333-349. |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jan 27 07:24 (species record created: 2009 Dec 30 12:39) |
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