Rineloricaria Nudipectoris
📖 Overview
Rineloricaria Nudipectoris (Rineloricaria nudipectoris), first described by Mejia, Ferraro & Buckup, 2023 is a small fish in the family Loricariidae (order Siluriformes). Adults typically reach 11.40 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 its congeners by the following set of characters: plates in most of the skin of the ventral surface of the pectoral girdle absent; plates in the abdominal region absent; snout having an anterior area of exposed skin without odontodes extended laterally to the most anterior pore of the infraorbital ramus of the sensory canal; upper unbranched caudal-fin ray extending beyond the margin of the fin as a short filament; leading-edge pectoral-fin ray reaching pelvic-fin origin; spotted color pattern in the dorsal, pectoral, and pelvic-fin rays .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Rineloricaria Nudipectoris is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical South America: Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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