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Description: Rineloricaria reisi is distinguished from other species of the genus by the abdomen partially covered by a set of irregular series small plates, decreasing in the previous sense and preceding the preanal plate, not reaching the height of insertion of the pectoral fins; for the waist area bare shoulder and a set of small plates located below the gill openings by contacting abdominal side plates. In addition, the following combination helps to differentiate it from other species: the tip of the snout with a bare oval area is not extending later and pectoral fins reaching the first third to half of the pelvic fins . Rineloricaria reisi resembles R. misionera by the abdomen partially covered plates, but in this last species the abdominal series contact plates side abdominal (which does not occur in R. reisi); differs from R. maquinensis not present rectangular plates along the base of the pelvic fins, characteristics of that species. Reproduction: The Rineloricaria species are usually cave spawners, where the female will place their eggs after the male has cleaned inside. The male will then guard and fan the eggs until hatching. The eggs will hatch in 4-5 days whereas the male can now be removed. More breeding information can be found here in the articles breeding section. Aquarium Care: As with all Rineloricaria provide long leaved plants or bamboo stalks for them to hang on to. Diet: Omnivore. Vegetable food such as cucumber and other various foods such as tablet, flake and frozen. Etymology: The specific name reisi was given in tribute to Roberto E. Reis, for his contribution to the neotropical Ichthyology and primarily by his studies of species of the family Loricariidae. Noun genitive. Remarks: More information in the referenced paper (Ghazzi, 2008).

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Loricariidae

South America: Rio Piratini and Rio Conceição of the Rio Uruguay basin in Brazil.

20.0cm. (8ins)

20-24°c (67-75°f)

6.0-7.0.

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2011. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version.
Ghazzi, M.S., 2008. Nine new species of the genus Rineloricaria (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from Uruguay River, southern Brazil. Iheringia, Ser. Zool. 98(1):100-122.