Rineloricaria henselii
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| Rineloricaria henselii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. henselii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria henselii (Steindachner, 1907)[2] | |
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Rineloricaria henselii[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 is known only from the holotype which was collected in the Cubatão River at Águas Mornas in southern Santa Catarina, Brazil.[1] This species reaches a standard length of 7 cm (2.8 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4]
The specific name honors the German naturalist Reinhold Friedrich Hensel, who described releated species.[5]
