Rineloricaria uracantha

Rineloricaria uracantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. uracantha
Binomial name
Rineloricaria uracantha
(Kner, 1863)
Synonyms[2]
  • Loricaria bransfordi T. N. Gill, 1877
  • Loricaria uracantha Kner, 1863
  • Fonchiiichthys uracanthus (Kner, 1863)

Rineloricaria uracantha is a species of armored catfish native to Costa Rica and Panama. It is sometimes a member of genus Fonchiiichthys which has recently been considered to be a synonym of Rineloricaria and thus may be invalid.[3] This species grows to a length of 16.5 centimetres (6.5 in) SL.[4]

References

  1. ^ Lyons, T.J.; González, R. (2020). "Rineloricaria uracantha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T164694181A164695458. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T164694181A164695458.en. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  2. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Rineloricaria uracantha". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Fonchiiichthys uracanthus". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  • Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Fonchiiichthys uracanthus (Kner, 1863)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  • Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Loricariidae - Loricariinae (Armored catfishes). p. 330-350. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre EDIPUCRS, Brasil.