Rhadinoloricaria yekuana

Provenzano-Rizzi, 2026

Etymology

dedicated Ye'kuana (indigenous tribe)

Classification

Family

Subfamily

Tribe

Group

Genus

Synonyms

unknown

Length (total)

approx. 12 cm

Standard length (documented)

95.4 mm

Origin

río Cuchivero near ruta 19, ➀ río Caura, caño Capuchino

Region

Bolivar

Countries

Venezuela

River system

río Orinoco → Caribic

GPS

[ 7.484,-65.875 ]

Locality

on sand banks

Type of water

Black water

Flow

normal - strong

Substrate

sand

Rhadinoloricaria - overview of habitats

Water values South America

Nutrition

Eats plants

not known

Type of keeping

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

lip breeder

from genus: yes

Bred

unknown

Rhadinoloricaria - overview of fins

Information for export

not known

Internet sources

Provenzano-Rizzi, F., 2026 "Two new species of the genus Rhadinoloricaria from Venezuela, and comments on the taxonomic status of species included in Rhadinoloricaria (sensu lato) (Siluriformes: Loricariinae)" (abstract) (Zootaxa, Vol. 5760 No. 4)

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Rhadinoloricaria yekuana

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