Rineloricaria anhaguapitan
| Rineloricaria anhaguapitan | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. anhaguapitan
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| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria anhaguapitan | |
Rineloricaria anhaguapitan[3] is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the suckermouth armored catfishes.[2] This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Passo Fundo River in the upper basin of the Uruguay River in Rio Grande do Sul.[1] This species reaches a standard length of 12 cm (4.7 in) and is thought to be a facultative air breather.[4] The specific name, anhaguapitan, which is sometime misspelled as anhanguapitan, is derived from a Tupi devil called Anhaguapitã, who fought St Peter who turned into small birds while the devil turned into stones and rain and formwed the Uruguay River.[5]
References
- ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Rineloricaria anhaguapitan". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T186933A1820564. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186933A1820564.pt. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rineloricaria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 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 anhaguapitan". FishBase. November 2025 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (30 December 2025). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LORICARIINAE Rafinesque 1815 (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 9 March 2026.