Biology:Rineloricaria hasemani

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Short description: Species of catfish

Rineloricaria hasemani
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. hasemani
Binomial name
Rineloricaria hasemani
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
Synonyms
  • Hemiloricaria hasemani

Rineloricaria hasemani[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the lower Amazon River drainage basin, including the basin of Tocantins River, in Brazil . The species reaches 19.8 cm (7.8 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

Rineloricaria hasemani appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically referred to as Haseman's whip-tailed catfish.[3]

It is named for zoologist and explorer John Diederich Haseman.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6431222 entry