Biology:Rineloricaria misionera

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Short description: Species of catfish

Rineloricaria misionera
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. misionera
Binomial name
Rineloricaria misionera
Rodríguez & Miquelarena, 2005[1]

Rineloricaria misionera[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Paraná River and the Uruguay River in Argentina . Its type locality is located within Misiones Province, which the species is named after. It is typically found in small streams with swift currents and substrates composed of rocks and sand. It is known to be nocturnal, seeking shelter between rocks during the day. The species reaches 9.7 cm (3.8 in) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]

References

  1. Rodríguez, Mónica S.; Miquelarena, Amalia M. (2005). "A new species of Rineloricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraná and Uruguay River basins, Misiones, Argentina". Zootaxa 945: 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.945.1.1. 
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rineloricaria misionera Rodríguez & Miquelarena, 2005". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1009296. 
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2023). "Rineloricaria misionera". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/62139. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6430696 entry