All Fishes ⇒ Loricariidae ⇒ Loricariinae ⇒ The genus Rineloricaria

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Pronounced rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather.
Breeding In captivity, most Rineloricaria will spawn in open ended tubes.
Size Smallest 50mm, largest 360mm, average 133mm, most commonly 110mm. All SL.
Species There are 94 "species" in the database
Keepers 2 species (2.1%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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1.
Rineloricaria cf. lanceolataRineloricaria cf. lanceolata
(50%)
2.
Rineloricaria beniRineloricaria beni
(50%)
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