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Scientific Name Rineloricaria anhaguapitan  Ghazzi, 2008
Common Name
Type Locality Coxilha, rio Butiá na Granja, Tagliari, afluente do rio Passo Fundo, entre Rios, ca 28°05;'S, 52°28'W, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Pronunciation rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. This specific epithet is named for a local legend where Anhaguapita (the Devil) and Saint Peter confront each other.
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Size 127mm or 5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: tributaries of the Rio Passo Fundo of the upper Rio Uruguay, Brazil.
Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Passo Fundo (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Iheringia, Série Zoologia (Porto Alegre) v. 98 (no. 1), pp106, Fig. 4.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 28 16:49 (species record created: 2008 Jun 28 04:54)