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Rineloricaria baliola Rodriguez & Reis, 2008

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Freshwater Fish from Uruguay 2nd. edition (1)

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Description: Differs from other species in the rocky group, except Rineloricaria microlepidogaster, by its snout with roundish naked area, which generally reaches to anteriormost pore of infraorbital ramus of sensory canal (vs. roundish naked area not reaching to anteriormost pore of infraorbital ramus of sensory canal or an elongate naked area). Habitat: Inhabits slow to fast flowing watercourses, with clear or reddish water and with rocky, sandy or muddy bottom. Colouration: Diagnosed from all congeners by its unique colour pattern composed of one dark, wide band covering most of the distal one-half of all fins. Aquarium Care: Not an easy species to keep with excessive demands on good water quality. Prefers water movement in the aquarium. Diet: Omnivore. Vegetable food such as cucumber and other various foods such as tablet, flake and frozen. Reproduction: The Rineloricaria species are usually cave spawners, where the female will place their eggs after the male has cleaned inside. The male will then guard and fan the eggs until hatching. The eggs will hatch in 4-5 days whereas the male can now be removed. More breeding information can be found here in the articles breeding section. Etymology: Named from the Latin baliolus (meaning chestnut or reddish brown), after its colour pattern.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Laguna dos Patos drainage (southern Brazil and Uruguay).

Size:

24.0cm. (9½ins)

Temp:

22-26°c (71-77°f)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2023. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.www.fishbase.org, ( 02/2023 ).
Loureiro M, González-Bergonzoni I, Teixeira de Mello F. 2023. Freshwater Fishes of Uruguay. Second edition. Vertebrate Zoology Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, University of the Republic.
Rodriguez, M.S. and R.E. Reis, 2008. Taxonomic review of Rineloricaria (Loricariidae: Loricariinae) from the Laguna dos Patos drainage, Southern Brazil, with the descriptions of two new species and the recognition of two species groups. Copeia 2008(2):333-349

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Rineloricaria baliola
Dorsal view

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