Rhadinoloricaria

Rhadinoloricaria macromystax is the only species of the monotypic genus Rhadinoloricaria, a genus of the family Loricariidae of catfish (order Siluriformes).[1]

Rhadinoloricaria macromystax
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Loricariidae
Subfamily:
Loricariinae
Tribe:
Loricariini
Genus:
Rhadinoloricaria

Species:
R. macromystax
Binomial name
Rhadinoloricaria macromystax
(Günther, 1869)
Synonyms

Loricaria macromystax
Günther, 1869

Rhadinoloricaria is part of the Pseudohemiodon group of the tribe Loricariini in the subfamily Loricariinae.[1] Apistoloricaria and Crossoloricaria include fish that are very similar to Rhadinoloricaria, and it has been proposed that the former two genera be synonymized with the latter.

This species is native to Ecuador and Peru where it occurs upper Amazon and Orinoco River basins, Essequibo, and Tocantins drainages.[1] P. menezesi is known to occur over sandy substrates.[1] P. menezesi reaches a length of 14.2 centimetres (5.6 in) SL.[2] This fish species is relatively unknown and uncommon in museum collections; also, ecological and behavioral data is unavailable for this species.[1]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Rhadinoloricaria macromystax" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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