Rineloricaria reisi is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae.[1] It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Uruguay River basin, specifically the Piratini River and the Conceição River in Brazil, as well as Misiones Province in Argentina.[2] The species reaches 19.8 cm (7.8 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]
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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. reisi
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| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria reisi Ghazzi, 2008
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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.
- ^ Almirón, A.E., Casciotta, J.R., Piálek, L., Diaz, F.R., & Říčan, O. (2014). First record of Rineloricaria reisi, R. stellata and R. zaina (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Río Uruguay basin in Argentina. Check List, 10, 1528-1530.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rineloricaria reisi". FishBase.
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