Rineloricaria nigricauda
| Rineloricaria nigricauda | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. nigricauda
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| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria nigricauda | |
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Rineloricaria nigricauda[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 the Paraíba do Sul river basin in the southern Brazilian states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and in coatsal rivers in Rio de Janeiro.[1] This species reaches a standard length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4]
References
- ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Rineloricaria nigricauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T186846A1819259. Retrieved 19 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 19 March 2026.
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Rineloricaria nigricauda". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rinelorucaria nigricauda". FishBase. November 2025 version.