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Rhinotocinclus longirostris
Rhinotocinclus longirostris is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemic to Brazil.
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Range & habitat
Rhinotocinclus longirostris is endemic to Brazil, being found in the Amazon basin, where it has been recorded in the Crespo River in the upper Madeira River basin in Rondônia, and in the Preto da Eva River basin, in Amazonas. However, it is likely that its actual distribution is wider than is currentky known. It is a demersal species which is found in streams where the vegetation is open so that sunlight can reach the water.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
Rhinotocinclus longirostris is the type species of the genus Rhinotocinclus, this name combines rhinos, which is the genitive of rhis, meaning "beak" or "snout", an allusion to the "conspicuous and elegant" snout of the type species, with the name of the related genus Otocinclus. The specific name, longirostris, means "long snout", Garavello described this species shape as "strogly ellipsoid" and it is thought that the specific name refers to this.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1416286.