''Rhadinoloricaria macromystax'' is a
species of
catfish in the family
Loricariidae and the
genus ''
Rhadinoloricaria''.
The genus was
monotypic until 2020, when a new species, ''
R. stewarti,'' was described.
''Rhadinoloricaria macromystax'' is native to
Ecuador and
Peru, where it occurs in the upper
Amazon and
Orinoco River basins, as well as the
Essequibo Essequibo is the largest traditional region of Guyana but not an administrative region of Guyana today. It may also refer to:
* Essequibo River, the largest river in Guyana
* Essequibo (colony), a former Dutch colony in what is now Guyana;
* Esseq ...
and
Tocantins drainages. It is known to occur over sandy substrates. The species reaches a length of 14.2 centimetres (5.6 in) in
standard length
Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology.
Overall length
* Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m ...
.
It is relatively unknown and uncommon in museum collections, and ecological and behavioral data is unavailable for this species.
References
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Loricariidae
Taxa named by Albert Günther
Fish described in 1869