Rineloricaria zawadzkii
Costa Silva, Costa e Silva & Oliveira, 2022
dedicated Dr. Claudio Henrique Zawadzki
Synonyms
Cabeluda
Length (total)
approx. 20 cm
Standard length (documented)
176.6 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais
Brazil
Atlantic SE
[ -23.363,-45.991 ]
(Prefered) River depth
< 2.00 m
Flow
small - strong
Substrate
mud
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
unknown
I / 5 rays
10 soft rays
incised / concave
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
i / 5 rays
10 soft rays
incised / concave
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
i / 5 rays
Sympatric with
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
- Costa Silva, G.J.da; Costa e Silva, G.d.S. da & Oliveira, C., 2022 "A new species of spiny Rineloricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Paraíba do Sul basin and costal rivers from Rio de Janeiro State" (abstract) (Zootaxa, Vol. 5175 No.. 2)
- Mejia, E. & Buckup. P.A., 2024 "Species boundaries of the whiptail catfish Rineloricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraíba do Sul River drainage, southeastern Brazil, with species redescriptions and description of a new species" (abstract) (Journal of Fish Biology)
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15.10.2025