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100.3mm SL, male, rio Orosas, Bolivia
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Scientific Name	**Rineloricaria steinbachi** (Regan, 1906)
Common Name
Type Locality	Departamento Cachi, 25°06'15''S, 66°11'16''W, río Juramento basin, Salta, Argentina, elevation 2500 meters.
Synonym(s)	Canthopomus montebelloi, Ixinandria montebelloi, Loricaria steinbachi
Pronunciation	rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology	Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather.
Species Information
Size	113mm or 4.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks	In their 2008 review of the genus, Rodriguez et al determined that the populations I. montebelloi and I. steinbachi were not significantly distinct and did not deserve separate species recognition. As such, they placed I. montebelloi in synonymy of I. steinbachi.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper río Juramento basin, río Salado drainage in Salta (Argentina), upper río Bermejo in northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia, and upper río Pilcomayo in southern Bolivia. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Pilcomayo (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná, Bermejo (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Salado (Santa Fe), Juramento (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.
Other Parameters	This species lives in fast flowing and highly oxygenated waters, with stony bottom, usually hiding under the stones during the day.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	In captivity, most Rineloricaria will spawn in open ended tubes.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 97), pp 97.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:03 (species record created: 2011 Sep 06 00:40)