Loricariidae

Rineloricaria maacki

Rineloricaria maacki

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

Rineloricaria maacki is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish is 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 the middle and lower drainage of the Iguaçu River, a tributary of the Paraná River, in the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. It is typically found in environments characterized by muddy and medium-to-fast-flowing water, a substrate composed primarily of sand, and little to no marginal vegetation.