Rineloricaria stellata

Ghazzi, 2008
Rineloricaria stellata sp. nov. holótipo MCP 19682, , 90mm CP, arroio afluente do rio Ijuí, estrada de São Luiz Gonzaga/Ijuí, Ijuí (28º23
stellata = kleiner Stern - bezogen auf die kleinen Poren entlang der Seitenlinie
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Loricariinae
 
Tribe
Loricariini
 
Group
Rineloricaria
 
Genus
Rineloricaria
Synonyms
Violinha
IUCN Red List:
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  15 cm
Standard length (documented)
119.1 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
20 - 25 °C
unnamed creek to rio Ijuí near Ijuí, rio Inhacunda = arroio Inhacunda, rio Lajeado, arroio Lajeado do Moinho, rio Piratini = rio Piratinim, arroio Pobre, arroio Quaraizinho, arroio Ximbocuzinho, arroyo San Juan, arroyo Yaboti Guazú Mini

Rio Grande do Sul, Misiones

Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay

rio Ijuizinho ➙ rio Ijuí | rio Ibicuí | arroio Ximbocu ➙ rio Piratini | rio Buricá | arroyo Liso ➙ arroyo Yaboti Guazú ⇒ río Uruguay ➙ rio de la Plata ➙ Atlantic SE

˜[ -28.402,-53.954 ]
Map to Rineloricaria stellata
Flow
normal
Substrate
sand, rocks
 
Rineloricaria - overview of habitats
Water values South America
 
Rineloricaria - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
Type of keeping
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
unknown
 
 
 
Adipose fin
Anal fin
Caudal fin

Dorsal fin
Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
absent
I / 5 rays
10 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
 
Rineloricaria - overview of fins
Sympatric with
Ituglanis inusitatus
Pareiorhaphis pumila
Scleronema operculatum
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Pic. 2: Rineloricaria stellata sp. nov. holótipo MCP 19682, , 90mm CP, arroio afluente do rio Ijuí, estrada de São Luiz Gonzaga/Ijuí, Ijuí (28º23
Pic. 3: Rineloricaria stellata sp. nov. holótipo MCP 19682, , 90mm CP, arroio afluente do rio Ijuí, estrada de São Luiz Gonzaga/Ijuí, Ijuí (28º23
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Miriam S. Ghazzi (CC BY-NC 4.0)
1, 2, 3
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