Loricariidae - Rineloricaria jubata (Boulenger, 1902) |
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| *Picture taken from live specimen collected in the Baba River near Quevedo, Los Rios Province |
| SOURCE FOR OCCURRENCE IN ECUADOR: Glodek (1978), Barriga (2012), Jimenez et al. (2015). |
| ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Boulenger, G.A. 1902. Descriptions of two new fishes of the genus Loricaria from north-western Ecuador. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 9 (no. 49) (art. 15):69-71. |
| TYPE SPECIMENS: |
| TAXONOMIC STATUS: Valid (Eschmeyer and Fricke, 2016). |
| RANGE ECUADOR: Santiago-Cayapas, Esmeraldas, and Guayas river drainages (Jimenez et al., 2015). |
| RANGE OUTSIDE OF ECUADOR: Atrato, San Juan, Baudo, Calima, Anchicaya, Dagua and Patia rivers in western Colombia (Maldonado-Ocampo et al., 2012). It is worth noting that in Colombia it inhabits rivers draining into both the Pacific and Atlantic (Caribbean). |
| COLLECTIONS IN ECUADOR: |
| MAXIMUM SIZE: 210 mm SL, common to 150mm SL (Jimenez et al., 2015). |
| DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: This species can be distinguished from most other loricariids (except Sturisoma) by its thin and elongate body, especially its greatly elongated caudal peduncle, and yellowish coloration. It can be distinguished from Sturisoma by having a relatively short snout while Sturisoma has an elongated snout, and by its lighter coloration lacking the dark anterior longitudinal band running from the head through the eye to the dorsal trunk region that is typically present in Sturisoma. |
| ECOLOGY: Like other loricariids, this is a benthic species that is typically found on large submerged rocks or logs (Maldonado-Ocampo et al., 2012; Jimenez et al., 2015), where it feeds on filamentous algae (Maldonado-Ocampo et al., 2012). Jimenez et al. (2015) report that it has a broad altitudinal range relative to other loricariids. According to Maldonado-Ocampo et al. (2012), inhabitants in the area in which R. jubata occurs in Colombia report that it may exhibit parental care and be a mouth brooder. |
| ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE: Not of economic importance because of its small size. |
| CONSERVATION STATUS: Unknown, although it does not appear to be very common. |
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| SPECIES PROFILE CREATED BY: Windsor Aguirre |
| SPECIES PROFILE CONTRIBUTORS:Enrique Laaz |
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