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Rineloricaria
setepovos Ghazzi, 2008 |
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Description:
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 6. Body flattened,
strongly depressed in caudal peduncle, tapering posteriorly
from the pectoral fins. Slightly convex dorsal profile of tip
of snout to insertion of the dorsal fin, declining slightly
to become straight at the end of the caudal peduncle. Previous
head profile in dorsal view approximately triangular. Conspicuous
odontodes on the head and prr-dorsal region, arranged in rows
set in pterótico compound, quite developed in sides of
head of sexually mature males. The tip of the snout with bare
oval area not reaching the most anterior sensory canal pore
infraorbital in bottom margin of the snout. Crest originated
at the tip of the muzzle, forked between the nostrils. Pair
of ridges divergent of the parieto-and supraoccipital pre-dorsal
conspicuous. 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). |
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Family: |
Loricariidae |
Distribution: |
South America:
Rio Piratini of the Rio Uruguay basin in Rio Grande do Sul,
Brazil. |
Size: |
10.5cm. (4¼ins) |
Temp: |
20-24°c (67-75°f.) |
p.H. |
6.0-7.0. |
Reference: |
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.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2011. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version
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