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Scientific Name Rineloricaria setepovos    Ghazzi, 2008
Common Name
Type Locality Santo Angelo, rio Piratini na Fazenda Hinz, distrito de Coimbra, 28°42'S, 54°25'W, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Pronunciation rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. Named to honour the "Setes People of the Missions" in the northwest of the Rio Grande do Sul, one of the original Jesuit settlements in the area that is now inhabited by Guarani Indians.
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Size 106mm or 4.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Rio Piratini of the Rio Uruguay basin in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
La Plata, Uruguay, Piratini (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Down Husbandry Information
Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Iheringia, Série Zoologia (Porto Alegre) v. 98 (no. 1), pp 116, Fig. 10.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:02 (species record created: 2008 Jun 28 04:55)