Rineloricaria zaina • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Rineloricaria zaina** Ghazzi, 2008
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Independência, rio Buricá, no eixo da barragemm da CERTHIL, about 27°51'S, 54°08'W, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Etymology	Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. This specific epithet refers to the dark brown (zaina=dark brown like a cow or horse) colouring of several collected specimens as well as the velvety, small odontodes.
Species Information
Size	127mm (5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Tributaries of rio Uruguai from Marcelino Ramos (RS) and/or rio do Peixe (SC) to rio Jaguari (tributari of rio Ibicuí). La Plata, Uruguay, Middle Uruguay, Ibicuí, Jaguari (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Buricá (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Iheringia, Série Zoologia (Porto Alegre) v. 98 (no. 1), pp108, Fig. 5.
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2013 Jan 28 17:10 (species record created: 2008 Jun 28 05:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Rineloricaria zaina Ghazzi, 2008

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Independência, rio Buricá, no eixo da barragemm da CERTHIL, about 27°51'S, 54°08'W, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Etymology

Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. This specific epithet refers to the dark brown (zaina=dark brown like a cow or horse) colouring of several collected specimens as well as the velvety, small odontodes.

Species Information

Size

127mm (5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Tributaries of rio Uruguai from Marcelino Ramos (RS) and/or rio do Peixe (SC) to rio Jaguari (tributari of rio Ibicuí).
La Plata, Uruguay, Middle Uruguay, Ibicuí, Jaguari (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Uruguay, Buricá (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)