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Scientific Name Rineloricaria steindachneri  (Regan, 1904)
Common Name
Type Locality Eastern Brazil.
Synonym(s) Loricaria steindachneri
Pronunciation rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. 
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Size 190mm or 7.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Coastal rivers of northeastern Brazil.
Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, North East Brazil Coastal Rivers (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 Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1), pp281.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 19 10:38 (species record created: 2011 Sep 22 10:10)