Rineloricaria thrissoceps
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| Rineloricaria thrissoceps | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. thrissoceps |
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| Rineloricaria thrissoceps | |
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Rineloricaria thrissocepsis 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 only known from the type series which was collected in the Santa Lucía River in Canelones Department, Uruguay[1] in 1934 by the Uruguayan biologist Florentino Felippone.[3] This species reaches 10.6 cm (4.2 in) in length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4]
