Ventral view showing key ID features.
Male hatching eggs.
Habitat: Venezuelan llanos in the dry season
Lateral view
Male sitting on green eggs
Male with eggs
Odontodes on male's head, cheeks & pectoral fins
Pair, female to left
Six month old juvenile
Fry
Close-up of tail
Dorsal view
Close-up of head
Close-up of pectoral fin
Color variation
Male
2.5 months old, 30 mm TL
Male
Ventral view
Close-up of caudal fin
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| Scientific Name | Rineloricaria eigenmanni (Pellegrin, 1908) |
| Common Name | Common Whiptail Catfish |
| Type Locality | Sarare, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Hemiloricaria eigenmanni, Loricaria eigenmanni |
| Pronunciation | rhine lor ee kar ee ah. |
| Etymology | Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 102mm or 4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco (Roraima) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.4 |
| Temperature | 24.0-29.0°C or 75.2-84.2°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Needs neutral, soft water to initiate spawning. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | In captivity, most Rineloricaria will spawn in open ended tubes. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 33 (no. 6/7), pp 125. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 12 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
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 | Look up R. eigenmanni on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up R. eigenmanni on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.43.1064 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |