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Rineloricaria zaina

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Rineloricaria zaina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. zaina
Binomial name
Rineloricaria zaina
Ghazzi, 2008

Rineloricaria zaina[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it ranges from the confluence of the Canoas River and the Pelotas River to the Ibicuí River in the Uruguay River basin in Brazil, as well as Misiones Province in Argentina.[2] The species reaches 13.9 cm (5.5 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ghazzi, Miriam. (2008). Nine new species of the genus Rineloricaria (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from Uruguay river, southern Brazil. Iheringia. Série Zoologia. 98. 100-122.
  2. ^ 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, 1528-1530.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rineloricaria zaina". FishBase.