The Rineloricaria malabarbai lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.
Rineloricaria malabarbai is distinguished from all other Rineloricaria species except R. More
Rineloricaria baliola and Rineloricaria malabarbai described by Rodriguez & Reis in Copeia (2) 2008 Copeia 2008 (2): 333–349. Synodontis macropunctata described by Wright & Page in Copeia (2) 2008 Copeia 2008 (2): 294–300. More