Rineloricaria jubata
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| Rineloricaria jubata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. jubata |
| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria jubata | |
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Rineloricaria jubata[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 found in Colombia and Ecuador, in the basin of Santiago-Cayapas rivers in Ecuuador; in the Pacific versant drainages of the Atrato, Baudo, San Juan and Telembi Rivers; and in the Caribbean versant Cauca and Patia Rivers, in Colombia.[1] This species reaches a standard length of 21 cm (8.3 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4]
