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Scientific Name | Rineloricaria zaina Ghazzi, 2008 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Independência, rio Buricá, no eixo da barragemm da CERTHIL, about 27°51'S, 54°08'W, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. |
Pronunciation | rhine lor ee kar ee ah. |
Etymology | Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. This specific epithet refers to the dark brown (zaina=dark brown like a cow or horse) colouring of several collected specimens as well as the velvety, small odontodes. |
Species Information | |
Size | 139mm or 5.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: widely distributed from the confluence of the rio Canoas with the rio Pelotas to the rio Ibicuí, rio Uruguay basin in Brazil. La Plata, Uruguay, Middle Uruguay, Ibicuí, Jaguari (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Buricá (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Upper Uruguay, Arroyo Yabotí-Miní (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Middle Uruguay, Quaraí (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 in the aquarium. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Iheringia, Série Zoologia (Porto Alegre) v. 98 (no. 1), pp 108, Fig. 5. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2020 Oct 28 16:44 (species record created: 2008 Jun 28 05:00) |