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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Tropical

Rineloricaria Maacki

Rineloricaria maacki Ingenito, Ghazzi, Duboc & Abilhoa, 2008
Max Length
13.6 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.5
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
33.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Facultative air-breathing in the genus ; Occurs in river with brown muddy and medium to fast flowing water over a sandy bottom . Its habitat has little or no marginal vegetation, mainly formed by grass or bushes .

Scientific Name
Rineloricaria maacki
Authority
Ingenito, Ghazzi, Duboc & Abilhoa, 2008
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
13.6 cm
Trophic Level
2.5
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
33.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 32. : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Rineloricaria Maacki is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical South America: Rio Iguaçu of the rio Paraná basin in Brazil.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
2.5±0.2

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00468 × L3.11 (TL)
Max TL
13.6cm
Dorsal Rays
8
Anal Rays
6
Vertebrae
32

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
33.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.5
Omnivore / Planktivore
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Ingenito, Ghazzi, Duboc & Abilhoa, 2008

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