Rineloricaria teffeana
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| Rineloricaria teffeana | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. teffeana |
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| Rineloricaria teffeana (Steindachner, 1879)[2] | |
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Rineloricaria teffeana[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 it occurs in the Amazon River basin in Brazil, with its type locality being given as the Amazon River near Tefé.[4][5] This species reaches a standard length of 14 cm (5.5 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[6]
