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Rineloricaria sanga

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

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

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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. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rineloricaria sanga". FishBase.