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]
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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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.