Loricariidae

Catfish

Rineloricaria thrissoceps

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

Rineloricaria thrissocepsis 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 only known from the type series which was collected in the Santa Lucía River in Canelones Department, Uruguay in 1934 by the Uruguayan biologist Florentino Felippone. This species reaches 10.6 cm (4.2 in) in length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.