Rineloricaria stellata
| Rineloricaria stellata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. stellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria stellata | |
Rineloricaria stellata[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 in the Uruguay River basin in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, including the Buricá River, the Ibicuí River, the Ijuí River, and the Piratini River.[1] It has also been found to occur in Misiones Province in Argentina.[4] This species reaches a standard length of 11 cm (4.3 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[5]
References
- ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Rineloricaria stellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T140728709A140728714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T140728709A140728714.pt. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Miriam Ghazzi (2008). "Nine new species of the genus Rineloricaria (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from Uruguay river, southern Brazil". Iheringia. Série Zoologia. 98: 100–122.
- ^ Almirón, A.E.; Casciotta, J.R.; Piálek, L.; Diaz, F.R. & Říčan, O. (2014). "First record of Rineloricaria reisi, R. stellata and R. zaina (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Río Uruguay basin in Argentina". Check List. 10 (6): 1528–1530. doi:10.15560/10.6.1528.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rinelorucaria stellata". FishBase. November 2025 version.