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    Scientific NameRineloricaria atratoensis    Castellanos-Mejía, Londoño-Burbano, Ochoa, García-Alzate & DoNascimiento, 2024
    Common Name
    Type LocalityCaño Chageradó, Atrato River basin, Murindó, Antioqui, Colombia, 06°49'56"N, 76°48'31"W, elevation 8 meters.
    Synonym(s)
    Pronunciationrhine lor ee kar ee ah.
    EtymologyGreek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
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    Size133mm or 5.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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    DistributionSouth America
    Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Upper Marañón, Santiago, Zamora (click on these areas to find other species found there)
    Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Atrato (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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    IUCN Red List Category
    Not Evaluated
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    BreedingIn captivity, most Rineloricaria will spawn in open ended tubes.
    Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceIchthyology & Herpetology v. 112 (no. 3), pp 430, Figs. 1A, 2.
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    Last UpdateSat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)