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  • Rineloricaria reisiArroyo Paraiso, rio Uruguay basin, Argentina
  • Rineloricaria reisiArroyo Paraiso, rio Uruguay basin, Argentina
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Scientific Name Rineloricaria reisi    Ghazzi, 2008
Common Name
Type Locality Santo Angelo, rio Piratini na Fazenda Hinz, distrito de Coimbra, 28°42'S, 54°25'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. Named to honour Roberto E. Reis.
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Size 198mm or 7.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Rio Piratini and Rio Conceição of the Rio Uruguay basin in Brazil.
La Plata, Uruguay, Piratini (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Uruguay, Middle Uruguay, Ijuí, Conceição (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Uruguay, Upper Uruguay, Pelotas (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Uruguay, Upper Uruguay, Arroyo Paraiso (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), 114, Fig. 9.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:02 (species record created: 2008 Jun 28 04:57)