Rineloricaria osvaldoi
Species of catfish
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Rineloricaria osvaldoi[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 drainage basin of the Vermelho River, which is itself a tributary of the Araguaia River, in the Brazilian state of Goiás.[1] This species reaches a standard length of 16.8 cm (6.6 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4] The Specific name honors the Brazilian ichthyologist Osvaldo Takeshi Oyakawa, of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, who is a specialist in the catfishes in the subfamily Loricariinae.[5]
| Rineloricaria osvaldoi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. osvaldoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria osvaldoi | |
