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Scientific Name	**Rhadinoloricaria rhami** (Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1983)
Common Names	Marble Sand Pleco Spættet Sandsugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Río Huacamayo, about 9°S, 75°29'W, about 8 kilometers northeast of Aguaytia village, Coronel Portillo Province, Peru.
Synonym(s)	Crossoloricaria rhami
Etymology	Greek, rhadinos, -e, -on = soft, flexible + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather; Genus: Greek krossoi = tassel + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather
Species Information
Size	127mm or 5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Amazon River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Temperature	25.0-28.0°C or 77-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 10 (no. 1), pp 9, Fig.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:13 (species record created: 2006 Dec 07 02:30)