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Rineloricaria formosa Isbrücker & Nijssen 1979

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Haakon Haagensen (1) Mitsuhiro Iwamoto (1) Kiruya Momochi (3)

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This species is closely related to R. morrowi (remains smaller and does not have a dorsal spot) and R. melini (different colouration). These two species are slender and elongated. 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. Etymology: The genus name meaning rine-rasp, referring to sharp bristles on sides of snout (of males); Loricaria, genus in which type species, R. lima, had originally been described. The specific name of formosa meaning beautiful, which “alludes to the whole fish,” presumably referring to colouration, stripes and numerous small brown spots.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Hemiloricaria formosa

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Western Orinoco and upper Amazon River basins. Type Locality: Colombia, Lagoon about 1 km upriver from Puerto Inírida, Río Orinoco basin.

Size:

18.0cm. (7ins)

Temp:

26-29°c (79-87°f)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English edn., 2005. Pp.944.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.

Family: Loricariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails

Rineloricaria formosa

Rineloricaria formosa
Head view

Rineloricaria formosa

Rineloricaria formosa
Dorsal view

Rineloricaria formosa
Dorsal view-head

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