Rineloricaria heteroptera

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Siluriformes
Family:  | Loricariidae
Genus:  | Rineloricaria
Species:  |

R. heteroptera

Binomial name
Rineloricaria heteroptera

Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1976

Short description: Species of catfish

Rineloricaria heteroptera[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known from forest creeks in the Amazon River basin near Manaus in Brazil . The species reaches 13.3 cm (5.2 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

## References

1. ↑ "ITIS - Report: Rineloricaria heteroptera". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=680505#null.
2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2023). "Rineloricaria heteroptera". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Rineloricaria-heteroptera.

Wikidata ☰ Q6431217 entry

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