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Rineloricaria
zaina Ghazzi, 2008 |
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Description:
Rineloricaria zaina is distinguished from other species
of the genus by the following combination of characters: the
tip of the snout with a bare area oval not extending posteriorly;
dorsal crests and head inconspicuous; abdomen completely covered
by 5-6 small plates and uniform series, preceded by for smaller
boards and numerous in the waist shoulder strap; preanal plate;
pectoral fins reaching the first third of the pelvis; pelvic
beyond the anal fin origin; dark range in the posterior margin
of the caudal fin. This species looks like R. jaraguensis
by abdomen covered with plates, but is easily this at the lowest
head size (22.4% vs. 25.9 -26.6 -24.8% CP); differs from R.
thrissoceps (also with abdomen interorbital distance
largely covered) ( -26.6 22.1% vs. 19.8% in CC); R. quadrensis,
R. felipponei, R. steindachneri and R.
henselli differ to R. zaina with the same characteristics
that R. anitae. Rineloricaria zaina has the
shape of the oval head rounded vs. almost triangular format
of R. microlepidogaster; excluding the length of fins,
differentiates this species for the same features that R.
anitae has. 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:
Widely distributed from the confluence of the Rio Canoas with
the Rio Pelotas to the rio Ibicuí, Rio Uruguay basin
in Brazil. |
Size: |
14.0cm. (5½ins) |
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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