Rineloricaria castroi
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| Rineloricaria castroi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. castroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria castroi | |
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Rineloricaria castroi[3] is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes.[2] This catfish occurs in the Amazon and Tocantins River basins in Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, and Guyana.[1] This species reaches a standard length of 16 cm (6.3 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4] The specific name honors the Brazilian ichthyologist Ricardo Macedo Corrêa e Castro of the University of São Paulo, the collector of the holotype.[5]
