/siluriformes/loricariidae/rineloricaria/langei/1.jpg "Rineloricaria langei")
Male - lateral view/siluriformes/loricariidae/rineloricaria/langei/2.jpg "Rineloricaria langei")
Male - dorsal view/siluriformes/loricariidae/rineloricaria/langei/3.jpg "Rineloricaria langei")
Male - ventral view/siluriformes/loricariidae/rineloricaria/langei/4.jpg "Rineloricaria langei")
Female - ventral view/siluriformes/loricariidae/rineloricaria/langei/5.jpg "Rineloricaria langei")
Female - lateral view/siluriformes/loricariidae/rineloricaria/langei/6.jpg "Rineloricaria langei")
Female - dorsal view
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Rineloricaria langei Ingenito, Ghazzi, Duboc & Abilhoa, 2008 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Quatro Varras, rio Iraí, at Fazenda Moura-Daz, downstream Reservoir of rio Iraí - SANEPAR, 49°05'26"W, 25°29'23"S, Paraná, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | rhine lor ee kar ee ah. |
| Etymology | Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. The specific name langei is given in honor of Professor Rudolf Bruno Lange, one of the first curators of the zoological collections of Museu de História Natural Capão da Imbuia (MHNCI) during the forties of the Twentieth Century, in which the ichthyological collection is included. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 117mm or 4.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Head is much broader in males than females. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Rio Iraí of the rio Iguaçu drainage in Paraná, Brazil. La Plata, Paraná, Iguazu, Upper Iguazu, Iraí (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 356, Figs. 1-2. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Nov 18 15:53 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 04:25) |