Cat-eLog Right Loricariidae Right Loricariinae Right The genus Rineloricaria

Down Summary of rineloricaria
Pronounced rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather.
Breeding In captivity, most Rineloricaria will spawn in open ended tubes.
Size Smallest 50mm, largest 360mm, average 133mm, most commonly 110mm. All SL.
Species There are 94 "species" in the database
Keepers 32 species (34%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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1.
Rineloricaria sp. (L010A)Rineloricaria sp. (L010A)
(39.65%)
2.
Rineloricaria parvaRineloricaria parva
(16.72%)
3.
Rineloricaria eigenmanniRineloricaria eigenmanni
(11.31%)
4.
Rineloricaria lanceolataRineloricaria lanceolata
(5.89%)
5.
Rineloricaria beniRineloricaria beni
(4.3%)
6.
Rineloricaria fallaxRineloricaria fallax
(4.14%)
7.
Rineloricaria meliniRineloricaria melini
(3.66%)
8.
Rineloricaria hasemaniRineloricaria hasemani
(2.07%)
9.
Rineloricaria formosaRineloricaria formosa
(1.43%)
10.
Rineloricaria sp. `LORETO`Rineloricaria sp. `LORETO`
(1.27%)
11.
Rineloricaria castroiRineloricaria castroi
(0.96%)
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