Rineloricaria tropeira
| Rineloricaria tropeira | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. tropeira |
| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria tropeira | |
Rineloricaria tropeira[3] is 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 occurs in the drainages of the Canoas River and the Pelotas River, tributaries of the upper Uruguay River, in the southern Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina [1]. The species reaches a standard length of 10.3 cm (4.1 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4]
References
- 1 2 Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Rineloricaria tropeira". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T186521A1814319. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186521A1814319.pt. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Miriam Ghazzi (2008). "Nine new species of the genus Rineloricaria (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from Uruguay river, southern Brazil". Iheringia. Série Zoologia. 98: 100–122.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rineloricaria tropeira". FishBase. November 2025 version.