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Rineloricaria reisi Ghazzi, 2008

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Miriam S. Ghazzi (1) João Vitor Andriola (1)

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Description: Rineloricaria reisi is distinguished from other species of the genus by the abdomen partially covered by a set of irregular series small plates, decreasing in the previous sense and preceding the preanal plate, not reaching the height of insertion of the pectoral fins; for the waist area bare shoulder and a set of small plates located below the gill openings by contacting abdominal side plates. In addition, the following combination helps to differentiate it from other species: the tip of the snout with a bare oval area is not extending later and pectoral fins reaching the first third to half of the pelvic fins . Rineloricaria reisi resembles R. misionera by the abdomen partially covered plates, but in this last species the abdominal series contact plates side abdominal (which does not occur in R. reisi); differs from R. maquinensis not present rectangular plates along the base of the pelvic fins, characteristics of that species. Aquarium Care: As with all Rineloricaria provide long leaved plants or bamboo stalks for them to hang on to. Diet: Omnivore. Vegetable food such as cucumber and other various foods such as tablet, flake and frozen. Remarks: More information in the referenced paper (Ghazzi, 2008).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Rio Piratini and Rio Conceição of the Rio Uruguay basin in Brazil.

Size:

20.0cm. (8ins)

Temp:

20-24°c (67-75°f)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2011. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version.
Ghazzi, M.S., 2008. Nine new species of the genus Rineloricaria (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from Uruguay River, southern Brazil. Iheringia, Ser. Zool. 98(1):100-122.

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Rineloricaria reisi
Dorsal, ventral & lateral view

Rineloricaria reisi
Rio Turvo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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