Rineloricaria felipponei
| Rineloricaria felipponei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. felipponei
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| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria felipponei | |
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Rineloricaria felipponei[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 not universally regarded as a valid species, as the description is based on very few specimens, the type locality is given as Uruguay and the paratypes have been collected from the Santa Lucía River Canelones in Uruguay, it is not known from any other locality.[1] This species reaches a standard length of 11.3 cm (4.4 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4]
The specific name honors the Uruguayan biologist Florentino Felippone, the collector of the holotype.[5]
References
- ^ a b Loureiro, M. & Bessonart, J. (2023). "Rineloricaria felipponei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T176501372A176501623. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T176501372A176501623.en. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rineloricaria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Rineloricaria felipponei". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rineloricaria felipponei". 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 12 March 2026.