Rineloricaria cachivera

Rineloricaria cachivera Urbano-Bonilla, Londoño-Burbano & Carvalho, 2023

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Loricariinae
Etymology: Rineloricaria: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather; 1706 (Ref. 45335); cachivera: Name 'cachivera' from the term used to describe the flow of water that runs violently between the rocks.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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South America: Colombia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137795)

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of a transverse dorsal band that is not well defined and is curved, similar to that band observed on anterior border of snout, anterior to the first predorsal plate; presence of dark, diffuse blotches, seen as unified dark colouration along most of dorsal portion of head, without bands or spots on head; a long snout that occupies more than half the HL, between 58.0% and 66.3% HL; naked portion on the cleithral region from border of lower lip reaching origin of pectoral fin; five series of lateral plates in longitudinal rows below the dorsal fin; presence of six branched pectoral fin rays and the lower lip surface with short thick papillae (Ref. 137795).
Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Urbano-Bonilla, A., A. Londoño-Burbano and Carvalho. T.P., 2023. A new species of rheophilic armored catfish of Rineloricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Vaupés River, Amazonas basin, Colombia. J Fish Biol. 103:1073-1084. (Ref. 137795)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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