Biology:Rineloricaria stellata

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Short description: Species of catfish

Rineloricaria stellata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. stellata
Binomial name
Rineloricaria stellata
Ghazzi, 2008

Rineloricaria stellata[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Uruguay River basin in Brazil , including the Buricá River, the Ibicuí River, the Ijuí River, and the Piratini River. The species reaches 11 cm (4.3 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

References

  1. Ghazzi, Miriam. (2008). Nine new species of the genus Rineloricaria (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from Uruguay river, southern Brazil. Iheringia. Série Zoologia. 98. 100-122.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2023). "Rineloricaria stellata". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Rineloricaria-stellata. 

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