Rhadinoloricaria stewarti
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| Rhadinoloricaria stewarti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rhadinoloricaria |
| Species: | R. stewarti |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhadinoloricaria stewarti | |
Rhadinoloricaria stewarti s a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes.[1] This catfish is found in South America, where it occurs in the drainage basin of the Cononaco River, a tributary of the Napo River, in Ecuador.[2] The species was described in 2020 as part of a redescription of the genus Rhadinoloricaria conducted by Francisco Provenzano (of the Central University of Venezuela) and Ramiro Barriga-Salazar.[3] This species grows to a standard length of 12.51 cm (4.93 in).[4]
