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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Rineloricaria maacki** Ingenito, Ghazzi, Duboc & Abilhoa, 2008
Common Name
Type Locality	União da Victória, rio Iguaçu, 21°10'16''S, 51°10'31''W, Paraná, Brazil.
Pronunciation	rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology	Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. The specific name maacki is given in honor of Reinhard Maack, a geologist who made some of the most important contributions to the knowledge of the geology and physiography of the rio Iguacu basin and Parana State, Brazil.
Species Information
Size	136mm or 5.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Rio Iguaçu of the rio Paraná basin in Brazil. La Plata, Paraná, Iguazu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 3), pp 359, Figs. 3-5.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2020 Oct 28 16:08 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 04:28)