Rineloricaria pareiacantha
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| Rineloricaria pareiacantha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. pareiacantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria pareiacantha | |
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Rineloricaria pareiacantha[2] is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes.[1] This catfish occurs in the Santa Lucía River basin in Uruguay. This species reaches 10 cm (3.9 in) in length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]
