Rineloricaria jurupari

Rineloricaria jurupari
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. jurupari
Binomial name
Rineloricaria jurupari
Londoño-Burbano & Urbano-Bonilla, 2018[2]

Rineloricaria jurupari is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish 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 Colombia where it is known from six separate locations in the Caño La Tigra stream in the Unilla River drainage, and in the Itilla River tributaries to the upper Vaupés River, which drains into the Amazon River.[1] This species is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Taphorn, D.C.; Mojica, J.I.; et al. (2021). "Rineloricaria jurupari". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T190552924A190552935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T190552924A190552935.en. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  2. ^ 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 12 March 2026.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rineloricaria jurupari". FishBase. November 2025 version.