Rineloricaria zaina
| Rineloricaria zaina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. zaina
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| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria zaina | |
Rineloricaria zaina[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 states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina [1] as well as in Misiones Province in Argentina.[4] This species reaches a standard length of 13.9 cm (5.5 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[5]
References
- ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Rineloricaria zaina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T140728783A140728788. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T140728783A140728788.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.). "Rineloricaria zaina". FishBase. November 2025 version.