''Rineloricaria konopickyi'' is a
species of
catfish in the family
Loricariidae. It is native to
South America and occurs in the
Amazon River
The Amazon River (, ; es, Río Amazonas, pt, Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river system in the world in comparison to the Nile.
The headwaters of t ...
basin in
Brazil. The species reaches 9.6 cm (3.8 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.
References
Loricariini
Fish of the Amazon basin
Suckermouth catfish of Brazil
Fish described in 1879
Taxa named by Franz Steindachner
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