Rineloricaria caracasensis

Rineloricaria caracasensis[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the Caribbean coastal drainages of Venezuela. The species is known to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

Rineloricaria caracasensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. caracasensis
Binomial name
Rineloricaria caracasensis
(Bleeker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Hemiloricaria caracasensis
  • Loricaria rostrata

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Rineloricaria caracasensis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rineloricaria caracasensis". FishBase.