Rineloricaria thrissoceps
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. thrissoceps |
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| Rineloricaria thrissoceps | |
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Rineloricaria thrissocepsis a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes.[2]. This catfish is only known from the type series which was collected in the Santa Lucía River in Canelones Department, Uruguay[1] in 1934 by the Uruguayan biologist Florentino Felippone.[3] This species reaches 10.6 cm (4.2 in) in length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4]
References
- 1 2 Reis, R & Lima, F. (2009). "Rineloricaria thrissoceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T167788A6382636. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T167788A6382636.en. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rineloricaria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ Henry W. Fowler (1943). "Notes and Descriptions of New or Little Known Fishes from Uruguay". Copeia. 95: 311-334+346.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rineloricaria thrissoceps". FishBase. November 2025 version.