Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes
Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Loricariinae
Tribus: Loricariini
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species: R. aequalicuspis - R. altipinnis - R. anhanguapitan - R. anitae - R. baliola - R. beni - R. cacerensis - R. cadeae - R. capitonia - R. caracasensis - R. castroi - R. catamarcensis - R. cubataonis - R. daraha - R. eigenmanni - R. fallax - R. felipponei - R. formosa - R. hasemani - R. henselii - R. heteroptera - R. hoehnei - R. isaaci - R. jaraguensis - R. jubata - R. konopickyi - R. kronei - R. lanceolata - R. langei - R. latirostris - R. lima - R. longicauda - R. maacki - R. magdalenae - R. malabarbai - R. maquinensis - R. melini - R. microlepidogaster - R. microlepidota - R. misionera - R. morrowi - R. nigricauda - R. osvaldoi - R. pareiacantha - R. parva - R. pentamaculata - R. phoxocephala - R. platyura - R. quadrensis - R. reisi - R. rupestris - R. sanga - R. setepovos - R. sneiderni - R. steindachneri - R. stellata - R. stewarti - R. strigilata - R. teffeana - R. thrissoceps - R. tropeira - R. uracantha - R. wolfei - R. zaina
Name
Rineloricaria Bleeker, 1862
Type species: Loricaria lima Kner, 1853. Type by original designation. Gender: Feminine.
Synonyms
Fonchiiichthys Isbrücker & Michels, 2001
Hemiloricaria Bleeker, 1862
Ixinandria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
Leliella Isbrücker , 2001
References
Bleeker, P. 1862–63. Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises, publié sous les auspices du Gouvernement colonial néêrlandais. Tome II. Siluroïdes, Chacoïdes et Hétérobranchoïdes. F. Muller, Amsterdam. 1–112, Pls. 49–101. Reference page.
Costa-Silva, G. J., Rodriguez, M. S., Roxo, F. F., Foresti, F. & Oliveira, C., 2015: Using Different Methods to Access the Difficult Task of Delimiting Species in a Complex Neotropical Hyperdiverse Group. PLoS ONE, 10 (9): e0135075. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135075
Covain, S. Fisch-Muller, C. Oliveira, J. H. Mol, J. I. Montoya-Burgos & S. Dray. 2015. Molecular phylogeny of the highly diversified catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) reveals incongruences with morphological classification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 94 (Pt. B): 492–517.
Ferraris, C.J., jr. 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. Abstract & excerpt PDF (part 1) PDF (part 2) Reference page.
Ghazzi, M.S., 2008: Nine new species of the genus Rineloricaria (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from Uruguay river, southern Brazil. Iheringia Séries Zoologia 98 (1): 100–122. Full article: [1].
Links
Rineloricaria and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Rineloricaria species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Rineloricaria (from the Greek, rhinos meaning nose, and the Latin, lorica meaning cuirass of leather) is a genus of freshwater tropical catfish (order Siluriformes) belonging to the family Loricariidae. They are commonly called whiptail catfish because of the long filament that grows out of the tip of the caudal fin that is characteristic of the genus. With the exception of R. altipinnis from Panama, they are native to the rivers of northern and central South America. Some species are regularly seen in the aquarium trade.
Taxonomy
This genus was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1862, with R. lima as the type species. This genus is by far one of the most speciose of the subfamily Loricariinae, containing approx 60 species.[1] On the other hand, it is one of the least resolved genera.[2] In 2008, 14 new species were added to this genus.[1][3][4][5][6]
Hemiloricaria, Fonchiiichthys, and Leliella been variably considered synonyms of Rineloricaria; these genera were erected to account for differences in sexually dimorphic traits. However, the traits used to diagnose these genera have been thought to be insufficient.[1]
Species
There are currently 67 recognized species in this genus:[7]
Rineloricaria aequalicuspis R. E. dos Reis & A. R. Cardoso, 2001
Rineloricaria altipinnis (Breder, 1925)
Rineloricaria anhaguapitan Ghazzi, 2008[8]
Rineloricaria anitae Ghazzi, 2008
Rineloricaria aurata (Knaack, 2003)
Rineloricaria baliola M. S. Rodriguez & R. E. dos Reis, 2008
Rineloricaria beni (N. E. Pearson, 1924)
Rineloricaria cacerensis (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912)
Rineloricaria cachivera Urbano-Bonilla, Londoño-Burbano & Carvalho, 2023
Rineloricaria cadeae (R. F. Hensel, 1868)
Rineloricaria capitonia Ghazzi, 2008
Rineloricaria caracasensis (Bleeker, 1862)
Rineloricaria castroi Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1984
Rineloricaria catamarcensis (C. Berg (es), 1895)
Rineloricaria cubataonis (Steindachner, 1907)
Rineloricaria daraha Rapp Py-Daniel & Fichberg, 2008[1]
Rineloricaria eigenmanni (Pellegrin, 1908)
Rineloricaria fallax (Steindachner, 1915)
Rineloricaria felipponei (Fowler, 1943)
Rineloricaria formosa Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
Rineloricaria hasemani Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
Rineloricaria henselii (Steindachner, 1907)
Rineloricaria heteroptera Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1976
Rineloricaria hoehnei (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912)
Rineloricaria isaaci M. S. Rodriguez & Miquelarena, 2008[3]
Rineloricaria jaraguensis (Steindachner, 1909)
Rineloricaria jubata (Boulenger, 1902)
Rineloricaria jurupari (Londoño & Urbano, 2018)
Rineloricaria konopickyi (Steindachner, 1879)
Rineloricaria kronei (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1911)
Rineloricaria lanceolata (Günther, 1868) (Chocolate-colored catfish)
Rineloricaria langei Ingenito, Ghazzi, Duboc & Abilhoa, 2008[4]
Rineloricaria latirostris (Boulenger, 1900)
Rineloricaria lima (Kner, 1853)
Rineloricaria longicauda R. E. dos Reis, 1983
Rineloricaria maacki Ingenito, Ghazzi, Duboc & Abilhoa, 2008[4]
Rineloricaria magdalenae (Steindachner, 1879)
Rineloricaria malabarbai M. S. Rodriguez & R. E. dos Reis, 2008
Rineloricaria maquinensis R. E. dos Reis & A. R. Cardoso, 2001
Rineloricaria melini (O. Schindler, 1959)
Rineloricaria microlepidogaster (Regan, 1904)
Rineloricaria microlepidota (Steindachner, 1907)
Rineloricaria misionera M. S. Rodriguez & Miquelarena, 2005
Rineloricaria morrowi Fowler, 1940
Rineloricaria nigricauda (Regan, 1904)
Rineloricaria nudipectoris (Mejia, Ferrar & Buckup, 2023)[9]
Rineloricaria osvaldoi Fichberg & Chamon, 2008[5]
Rineloricaria pareiacantha (Fowler, 1943)
Rineloricaria parva (Boulenger, 1895)
Rineloricaria pentamaculata Langeani & R. B. de Araujo, 1994
Rineloricaria phoxocephala (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889)
Rineloricaria platyura (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849)
Rineloricaria quadrensis R. E. dos Reis, 1983
Rineloricaria quilombola Chamon & Fichberg, 2022
Rineloricaria reisi Ghazzi, 2008
Rineloricaria rodriquezae Costa-Silva, Oliveira & Costa, 2021
Rineloricaria sanga Ghazzi, 2008
Rineloricaria setepovos Ghazzi, 2008
Rineloricaria sneiderni (Fowler, 1944)
Rineloricaria steindachneri (Regan, 1904)
Rineloricaria stellata Ghazzi, 2008
Rineloricaria stewarti (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909)
Rineloricaria strigilata (R. F. Hensel, 1868)
Rineloricaria teffeana (Steindachner, 1879)
Rineloricaria thrissoceps (Fowler, 1943)
Rineloricaria tropeira Ghazzi, 2008
Rineloricaria wolfei Fowler, 1940
Rineloricaria zaina Ghazzi, 2008
Rineloricaria zawadzkii Silva, Costa & Oliveira, 2022
Distribution and habitat
The genus is widely distributed on nearly the entire subcontinent, from Costa Rica to Argentina, on both slopes of the Andes.[10] Rineloricaria species are found in a large variety of habitats, including large rivers, streams, and lagoons, associated with bottoms consisting of sand or rocks, sometimes found in marginal vegetation. They are also found to tolerate environments with a wide temperature gradient.[5] Rineloricaria have an adaptive capacity enabling many species to exploit the most varied habitats; some species, such as R. strigilata, have been caught in highly polluted bodies of water and represent some of the main components of the ichthyological diversity in such habitats.[2]
Appearance and anatomy
The average length of a Rineloricaria catfish is about 13 cm (5 in) long.[citation needed] The fish are long, slender, have no visible barbels, an erect dorsal fin, a very thin caudal peduncle, and a narrow face. The coloration of the fishes is usually light brown with darker blotches, and have a dark dorsal fin.[citation needed] They are also covered with bony plates and have a sucker disk mouth, as is common with most fish in the family Loricariidae.
Reproduction
Sexual dimorphism includes hypertrophied development of the odontodes along the sides of the head, on the pectoral spines and rays, and predorsal area of mature males. Several species also show hypertrophied development of the odontodes on the entire caudal peduncle.[10] In males, the pectoral fin spine is often thick, short, and curved when compared to the female.[1] Rineloricaria are cavity brooders. Numerous eggs (often more than 100) are laid attached to one another in single layer masses on the cavity floor, and are brooded by males.[10] Rineloricaria exhibit high levels of karyotypic diversity with chromosome numbers ranging from 36 to 70.[10]
See also
List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
Py-Daniel, Lúcia H. Rapp; Fichberg, Ilana (2008). "A new species of Rineloricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Loricariinae) from rio Daraá, rio Negro basin, Amazon, Brazil". Neotropical Ichthyology. 6 (3): 339–346. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000300007.
Rodríguez, Mónica S.; Miquelarena, Amalia M. (2005). "A new species of Rineloricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraná and Uruguay River basins, Misiones, Argentina" (PDF). Zootaxa. 945: 1–15. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.945.1.1.
Rodriguez, M; Miqualarena, A (2008). "Rineloricaria isaaci (Loricariidae: Loricariinae), a new species of loricariid catfish from the Uruguay River basin". Journal of Fish Biology. 73 (7): 1635–1647. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02037.x. hdl:11336/17126.
Ingenito, Leonardo F. S.; Ghazzi, Miriam S.; Duboc, Luiz F.; Abilhoa, Vinícius (2008). "Two new species of Rineloricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Iguaçu basin, southern Brazil". Neotropical Ichthyology. 6 (3): 355–366. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000300009.
Fichberg, Ilana; Chamon, Carine C. (2008). "Rineloricaria osvaldoi (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a new species of armored catfish from rio Vermelho, Araguaia basin, Brazil" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 6 (3): 347–354. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000300008.
Ghazzi, Miriam S. (2008). "Nine new species of the genus Rineloricaria (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from Uruguay river, southern Brazil" (PDF). Iheringia, Série Zoologia. 98 (1): 100–122. doi:10.1590/S0073-47212008000100014.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Rineloricaria in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Rineloricaria anhaguapitan" in FishBase. April 2023 version.
"A new species of Rineloricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from coastal drainages of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil – Neotropical Ichthyology" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-11.
Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1462.1.1.
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