Rineloricaria pentamaculata
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| Rineloricaria pentamaculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. pentamaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria pentamaculata | |
Rineloricaria pentamaculata[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 occurs in the upper basin of the Paraná River in the Brazilian states of Goiás, Paraná, São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Minas Gerais.[1] The species is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4]
