Biology:Rineloricaria heteroptera

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Short description: Species of catfish

Rineloricaria heteroptera
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. heteroptera
Binomial name
Rineloricaria heteroptera
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1976

Rineloricaria heteroptera[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known from forest creeks in the Amazon River basin near Manaus in Brazil . The species reaches 13.3 cm (5.2 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6431217 entry