Rineloricaria konopickyi
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| Rineloricaria konopickyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. konopickyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria konopickyi (Steindachner, 1879)[2] | |
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Rineloricaria konopickyi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish 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 its holotype, the type locality being given as the rather vague "middle Amazon River" in the Brazilian state ofAmazonas.[1] The holotype had a standard length of 9.6 cm (3.8 in), species in this genus are thought to be facultative air breathers.[3] The specific name honors Eduard Konopicky, who illustrated Steindachner's work, and who, in 1905, was described by David Starr Jordan as “the best illustrations of fishes made by any artist”.[4]
