Rineloricaria anitae
| Rineloricaria anitae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. anitae
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| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria anitae | |
Rineloricaria anitae[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] It is known only from its type locality, the Canoas River in Santa Catarina in Brazil.[1] The species reaches a standard length of 11.7 cm (4.6 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4] The specific name, anitaea, honors Anita Garibaldi, the Brazilian revolutionary and wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi, an important participant in te failed war of secession from the Brazilian Empire, the Ragamuffin War.[5]
References
- ^ a b Perez, A. (2023). "Rineloricaria anitae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T176500508A176500531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176500508A176500531.en. Retrieved 10 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 10 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 anitae". 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 10 March 2026.