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Scientific Name	**Cteniloricaria maculata** (Boeseman, 1971)
Common Name	Whiptail Catfish
Type Locality	Sipaliwini, upper Corantijn R. basin, Suriname.
Synonym(s)	Harttia maculata, Parasturisoma maculata
Pronunciation	TEN ee lohr ee KAR ee ah
Species Information
Size	170mm or 6.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Maroni and Corantijn River basins. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Corintijns (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Marowijne (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Furniture	Lives in creeks and rapids where the vegetation is poor, the water is clear and well-oxygenated and shallow (less than 1 m), with sandy to rocky substrate.
Suggested Tankmates	Found together with Characidium fasciadorsale, Imparfinis minutus, Corydoras guianensis and especially Harttia surinamensis.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zool. Verh. (Leiden)No. 116 - pp33 - Pl. 5
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2006 Aug 16 11:31 (species record created: 2005 May 23 00:00)