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Scientific Name Rineloricaria formosa  Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
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Type Locality Lagoon about 1 kilometer upriver from Puerto Inírida, Río Orinoco basin, Colombia.
Type Locality Notes Type locality available at GBIF.org. Latitude and longitude inferred from narrative of type locality. 3.854145, -67.935219.
Synonym(s) Hemiloricaria formosa
Pronunciation rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. 
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Size 152mm or 6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Western Orinoco and upper Amazon River basins.
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Preto da Eva (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
pH 5.8 - 7.0
Temperature 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 48 (no. 2), pp 192, Figs. 1-3.
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Last Update 2022 Oct 19 07:43 (species record created: 2004 Feb 22 00:00)