Rineloricaria sanga
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| Rineloricaria sanga | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. sanga |
| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria sanga | |
Rineloricaria sanga[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 is known only from the Uruguay River basin near Iraí in the southern Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.[1] The species reaches a standard length of 10 cm (3.9 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4]
