Rineloricaria kronei
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| Rineloricaria kronei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. kronei |
| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria kronei (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1911)[2] | |
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Rineloricaria kronei 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 occurs in the Ribeira de Iguape River basin in the Brazilian states of Sao Paulo and Parańa.[1] This species is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3] The specific name honors the German-born Brazilian pharmacist and naturalist Sigismund Ernst Richard (Ricardo) Krone, the discoverer of this species.[4]
