Rineloricaria zaina
Ghazzi, 2008
zaina = dark brown to black "coat" of horses and cattle. Because of the dark coloring several individuals.
Synonyms
Violinha-zaina
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 15 cm
Standard length (documented)
126.7 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
20 - 25 °C
rio Buricá near Independência, rio Abaúna, rio Comandaí, rio Conceição, rio Dourado, unnamed creek to rio Ijuizinho, rio dos Índios, rio Piratini = rio Piratinim, arroio Quaraizinho, arroio Santana, rio Teixeira Soares, arroio do Tigre = arroio Lajeado do Tigre, rio do Engano, riacho Grade, rio Jacutinga, rio do Peixe, arroyo Yaboti Guazú Mini, ➀ rio Uruguai basin
Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Misiones
Argentina, Brazil
rio Piraçucê ➙ rio Apuaê | rio Jaguari ➙ rio Ibicuí | rio Buricá | rio Ijuí | rio Passo Fundo ⇒ rio Uruguai ➙ río de la Plata ➙ Atlantic SE
˜[ -27.897,-54.108 ]
Flow
small - strong
Substrate
sand, rocks
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
unknown
absent
I / 5 rays
10 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 5 rays
10 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Ghazzi, M.S., 2008 "Nove espécies novas do gênero Rineloricaria (Siluriformes,Loricariidae) do rio Uruguai, do sul do Brasil" (Iheringia. Série Zoologia, Vol. 98 No. 1, P. 108)
- Almirón, A.; Casciotta, J.; Piálek, L.; Diáz, F.R. & Říčan, O., 2014 "First record of Rineloricaria reisi, R. stellata and R. zaina (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Río Uruguay basin in Argentina" (CheckList, Vol. 10 No. 6, P. 1530)
- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 420)
- Malabarba, L.R.;Hirschmann,A.; Lucena,C.A.S. de; Giora,J.; Wingert,J.M.; Ferrer,J.; Silva,P.C ; Angrizani,R.C.; Costa Ramos,R. da; Kullander,S.; Carvalho,T.P.; Bertaco,V.; Fialho,C.B. & Bonato,K.O., 2025 "Guia Peixes do Bioma Pampa"
- PCF
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28.09.2025