Rineloricaria sanga
Appearance
Rineloricaria sanga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Rineloricaria |
Species: | R. sanga
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Binomial name | |
Rineloricaria sanga Ghazzi, 2008
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Rineloricaria sanga[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known only from the Uruguay River basin near Iraí in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. The species reaches 10 cm (3.9 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Ghazzi, Miriam. (2008). Nine new species of the genus Rineloricaria (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from Uruguay river, southern Brazil. Iheringia. Série Zoologia. 98. 100-122.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rineloricaria sanga". FishBase.