Rineloricaria heteroptera

Rineloricaria heteroptera[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known from forest creeks in the Amazon River basin near Manaus in Brazil. The species reaches 13.3 cm (5.2 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

Rineloricaria heteroptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. heteroptera
Binomial name
Rineloricaria heteroptera
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1976

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Rineloricaria heteroptera". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rineloricaria heteroptera". FishBase.