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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Loricariinae
Etymology: Rineloricaria: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather; 1706 (Ref. 45335); malabarbai: Named for Luiz Roberto Malabarba, for his many important contributions to neotropical ichthyology..
More on authors: Rodriguez & Reis.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Rio Jacuí and Rio Camaquã drainages in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116915)
Short description
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Diagnosed from all congeners except Rineloricaria maquinensis by its unique pattern of abdominal plates: abdomen almost completely naked, except for a single preanal complex of plates, connected to the lateral abdominal plates by one or two small squarish platelets at the base of pelvic-fin spine (vs. squarish platelets absent in specimens with naked or almost naked abdomens). Can be differentiated from Rineloricaria maquinensis by the following body proportions: longer predorsal length (31.2-35.0 vs. 28.2-31.5% SL), shorter postanal length (52.3-56.4 vs. 55.5-62.5% SL), longer abdominal length (15.2-17.8 vs. 13.6-15.5% SL), wider cleithral width (16.8-19.6 vs. 13.7-16.5% SL), and a deeper head (43.2-64.8 vs. 37.4-43.9% HL). Differs further Rineloricaria aequalicuspis by its asymmetrical tooth cusps (vs. almost symmetrical cusps) (Ref. 75788).
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Occurs in slow to fast flowing watercourses, with clear or brown water and usually on rocky bottom (Ref. 75788).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Rodriguez, M.S. and R.E. Reis, 2008. Taxonomic review of Rineloricaria (Loricariidae: Loricariinae) from the Laguna dos Patos drainage, Southern Brazil, with the descriptions of two new species and the recognition of two species groups. Copeia 2008(2):333-349. (Ref. 75788)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00437 (0.00240 - 0.00796), b=3.17 (3.01 - 3.33), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.6 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).