Rineloricaria atratoensis

Castellanos-Mejía, Londoño-Burbano, Ochoa, García-Alzate & DoNascimiento, 2024

Etymology

according to the origin río Atrato basin

Classification

Family

Subfamily

Tribe

Group

Genus

Synonyms

unknown

Length (total)

approx. 17 cm

Standard length (documented)

132.7 mm

Origin

caño Chageradó near Murindó, río Atrato, caño El Chorro, río Unguia

Region

Antioquia, Chocó

Countries

Colombia

River system

ciénaga Unguia → brazo Leon | río Pocurucundo ⇒ río Atrato → Caribic

GPS

[ 6.832,-76.809 ]

High above sea level

8 - 77 m

Rineloricaria - overview of habitats

Water values South America

Nutrition

Rineloricaria - Overview of the natural diet

Eats plants

not known

Type of keeping

Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.

Bred

unknown

Rineloricaria - overview of fins

Information for export

not known

Internet sources

Castellanos-Mejía, M.C.; Londoño-Burbano, A.; Ochoa, L.E.; García-Alzate, C.A. & DoNascimiento, C., 2024 "Two New Species of Rineloricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Trans-Andean Rivers of Colombia, Unveiled through Iterative Taxonomy" (abstract) (Ichthyology & Herpetology, Vol. 112 No. 3, P. 429)

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28.09.2025

Rineloricaria atratoensis

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