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Variation in abdominal plates. Fish > 10cm TL

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Scientific Name	**Rineloricaria aequalicuspis** Reis & Cardoso, 2001
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio Três Forquilhas, opposite to church of Vila Itati, 29°30'43"S, 50°05'31"W, Terra de Areia, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Pronunciation	rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology	Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather.
Species Information
Size	161mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Três Forquilhas and Maquiné River basins, Brazil. Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Três Forquilhas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Maquiné (Forqueta) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
Husbandry Information
Furniture	In nature, usually found in piedmont streams with clear waters and rocky channel substrate.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 12 (no. 4), pp 324, Figs. 3-5.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2019 Oct 26 05:45 (species record created: 2011 Sep 22 09:24)