''Rineloricaria isaaci'' is a
species of
catfish in the family
Loricariidae. It is native to
South America, where it occurs in the
Uruguay River basin in
Argentina,
Brazil, and
Uruguay. The species reaches 10.2 cm (4 inches) 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 ...
and is believed to be a facultative air-breather. Its
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
honors
Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker
Isaäc Jan Hendrik Isbrücker (born 1944) is a retired Dutch ichthyologist who specialised in the scientific classification of South American catfish (Loricarioidea).
Life and work
Between 1960 and 1985 Isbrücker was a keeper of the aquarium in ...
for his contributions to loricariid taxonomy and systematics.
References
Loricariini
Freshwater fish of Argentina
Suckermouth catfish of Brazil
Fish of Uruguay
Fish described in 2008
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