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Holotype, male
Holotype, male, dorsal view
Holotype, male, ventral view
Naked snout. R. isaaci far left.

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Rineloricaria isaaci** Rodriguez & Miquelarena, 2008
Common Name
Type Locality	Los Loros stream, about 31°52'S, 58°14'W, Uruguay River drainage, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina.
Pronunciation	rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology	Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. The specific name, isaaci, was given in honour of Isaac J. H. Isbrucker, for his studies on the family Loricariidae and especially on the subfamily loricariinae.
Species Information
Size	102mm or 4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Rineloricaria isaaci can be distinguished from all other Rineloricaria by having a long, naked area along the lateral part of the snout.
Sexing	Mature males have long pectoral and pelvic fins. A more subtle difference is that while the profile of the head is triangular with a rounded snout in dorsal view, females heads have straight sides whilst in mature males they are convex.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Uruguay River Basin. La Plata, Uruguay, Lower Uruguay (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.
Husbandry Information
Furniture	Inhabits watercourses with clear water, rocky and sandy bottoms, with irregularly distributed small stones, cobbles and boulders.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Journal of Fish Biology v. 73, pp 1436, Fig. 1, 2c, 3a, 4, 5, 6.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:02 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 04:24)