Rineloricaria kronei
| Rineloricaria kronei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. kronei
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| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria kronei (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1911)[2]
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Rineloricaria kronei 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 occurs in the Ribeira de Iguape River basin in the Brazilian states of Sao Paulo and Parańa.[1] This species is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3] The specific name honors the German-born Brazilian pharmacist and naturalist Sigismund Ernst Richard (Ricardo) Krone, the discoverer of this species.[4]
References
- ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Rineloricaria kronei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T186671A1816622. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186671A1816622.pt. Retrieved 13 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 13 March 2026.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rineloricaria kronei". 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 13 March 2026.