Rineloricaria capitonia
| Rineloricaria capitonia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. capitonia
|
| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria capitonia | |
Rineloricaria capitonia[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 occurs in the Alegre River and the Palmeira River, which are tributaries of the Ijuí River in the drainage basin of the Uruguay River, as well as the Passo Fundo River in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.[1] This species reaches a standard length of 19.2 cm (7.6 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4]
References
- ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Rineloricaria capitonia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T140728366A140728392. Retrieved 11 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 11 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 capitonia". FishBase. November 2025 version.