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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Rineloricaria formosa Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979 |
| Common Name | |
| 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. |
| Articles |  - CotM  2020 November |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 152mm or 6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| 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) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| pH | 5.8 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 48 (no. 2), pp 192, Figs. 1-3. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 9 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 5 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.43.818 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2004 Feb 22 00:00) |