Rineloricaria formosa[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the western Orinoco and upper Amazon River basins in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. The species reaches 15.2 cm (6 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. formosa
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| Rineloricaria formosa Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
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References
edit- ^ "ITIS - Report: Rineloricaria formosa". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rineloricaria formosa". FishBase.
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