Rineloricaria sanga

Rineloricaria sanga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. sanga
Binomial name
Rineloricaria sanga
Ghazzi, 2008[2]

Rineloricaria sanga[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 known only from the Uruguay River basin near Iraí in the southern Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.[1] The species reaches a standard length of 10 cm (3.9 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Rineloricaria sanga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T187273A1825714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T187273A1825714.pt. Retrieved 17 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 17 March 2026.
  3. ^ Miriam Ghazzi (2008). "Nine new species of the genus Rineloricaria (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from Uruguay river, southern Brazil". Iheringia. Série Zoologia. 98: 100–122.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rineloricaria sanga". FishBase. November 2025 version.