''Rineloricaria sneiderni'' is a
species of
catfish in the family
Loricariidae. It is native to
South America, where it occurs in high-altitude brooks in the Jurubidá River basin in
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
, with its
type locality being listed as near
Nuquí
Nuquí is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. The municipality of Nuquí is located in the department of Chocó in the Western part of Colombia between the mountainous area of Baudó and the Pacific Ocean. Nuquí has a gr ...
. The species reaches 18 cm (7.1 inches) in length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.
References
Loricariini
Fish described in 1944
Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler
Catfish of South America
Fish of Colombia
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