Rineloricaria Atratoensis
📖 Overview
Rineloricaria Atratoensis (Rineloricaria atratoensis), first described by Alzate & DoNascimiento, 2024 is a small fish in the family Loricariidae (order Siluriformes). Adults typically reach 13.30 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished from all trans-Andean and Central American congeners by the following characters: with first (unbranched) ray of dorsal, pectoral, and pelvic fins extended as a short filament; with paired deep depression between the nostrils and the interorbital region; with five plates along sides of dorsal-fin base; with three rows of median abdominal plates; with six dark brown transverse bars on the dorsal surface of the body; mid-dorsal plate series absent; breeding males with dimorphic odontodes on sides of head and on dorsum of pectoral fin; with a slender post-pectoral naked area .Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Rineloricaria Atratoensis is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical South America: Colombia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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