Loricariidae

Rhadinoloricaria stewarti

Rhadinoloricaria stewarti

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Rhadinoloricaria stewarti s a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. This catfish is found in South America, where it occurs in the drainage basin of the Cononaco River, a tributary of the Napo River, in Ecuador. The species was described in 2020 as part of a redescription of the genus Rhadinoloricaria conducted by Francisco Provenzano (of the Central University of Venezuela) and Ramiro Barriga-Salazar.