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Scientific Name	**Rineloricaria castroi** Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1984
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio Trombetas, Trapiche da Reserva Biológica de Trombetas, Pará State, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Hemiloricaria castroi
Pronunciation	rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology	Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather.
Species Information
Size	160mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Trombetas River basin. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Trombetas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Purus, Caeté (Acre) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Temperature	20.0-24.0°C or 68-75.2°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	In captivity, most Rineloricaria will spawn in open ended tubes.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Beaufortia v. 34 (no. 3), pp 93, Fig. 1.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:03 (species record created: 2011 Sep 22 09:06)