Rhinolekos capetinga[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tocantins River basin in Brazil. It is typically found in shallow, flat areas with clear water, a depth of around 1 m (3 ft), and moderate to fast water flow, where it is often seen in association with vegetation. The species reaches 3.9 cm (1.5 inches) in standard length. Its specific name, capetinga, is derived from a Tupi–Guarani language and reportedly refers to a historical name for São João D'Aliança.[2]

Rhinolekos capetinga
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rhinolekos
Species:
R. capetinga
Binomial name
Rhinolekos capetinga
Roxo, Ochoa, Silva & Oliveira, 2015

References

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  1. ^ Roxo, F. F., Ochoa, L. E., Silva, G. S., & Oliveira, C. (2015). Rhinolekoscapetinga: a new cascudinho species (Loricariidae, Otothyrinae) from the rio Tocantins basin and comments on its ancestral dispersal route. ZooKeys, (481), 109–130. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.481.8755
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rhinolekos capetinga". FishBase.