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| Scientific Name | Rineloricaria osvaldoi Fichberg & Chamon, 2008 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Brazil, Goiás, Município Goiás, rio Araguaia basin, rio Vermelho at bridge on road GO-164, 15o54’11''S 50o6’55''W |
| Etymology | Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. The specific name is patronymic in honor of Dr. Osvaldo Takeshi Oyakawa. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 168mm (6.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Head margin of mature males rounded, with abundant hypertrophied odontodes extending from postrostral plates to opercle, along margin of head; pectoral-fin unbranched ray thick, curved and shorter than in females; unbranched pectoral-fin ray and first four branched rays covered dorsally by numerous, well developed odontodes. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Brazil. Only known from the rio Vermelho and its tributary, the rio Bugre, in the rio Araguaia basin. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Upper Tocantins, Vermelho (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Upper Tocantins, Vermelho, Bugre (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Other Parameters | Collected in clear water over a sand bottom with some rocks, at the altitude of approximately 496 meters above sea level. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Sep 22 13:28 (species record created: 2010 Feb 20 08:24) |
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