''Rineloricaria caracasensis'' is a
species of
catfish in the family
Loricariidae. It is a
freshwater fish
Freshwater fish are those that spend some or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 1.05%. These environments differ from marine conditions in many ways, especially the difference in levels of s ...
native to
South America, where it occurs in the
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
coastal drainages of
Venezuela. The species is known to be a facultative air-breather.
References
Loricariini
Catfish of South America
Fish described in 1862
Fish of Venezuela
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