Biology:Rineloricaria osvaldoi

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Short description: Species of catfish

Rineloricaria osvaldoi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. osvaldoi
Binomial name
Rineloricaria osvaldoi
Fichberg & Chamon, 2008

Rineloricaria osvaldoi[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the drainage basin of the Vermelho River, which is itself a tributary of the Araguaia River, in Brazil . The species reaches 16.8 cm (6.6 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

References

  1. Fichberg, Ilana & Chamon, Carine. (2008). Rineloricaria osvaldoi (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): A new species of armored catfish from rio Vermelho, Araguaia basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology. 6. 347-354. 10.1590/S1679-62252008000300008.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2023). "Rineloricaria osvaldoi". https://www.fishbase.de/summary/64673. 

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