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| Scientific Name | Rineloricaria pentamaculata Langeani & de Araujo, 1994 |
| Common Name | Whiptail Catfish |
| Type Locality | Rio Turvo, Ourinhos, Upper Paraná River drainage, São Paulo, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | rhine lor ee kar ee ah. |
| Etymology | Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Turvo River basin in São Paulo, Brazil. La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Grande (Paraná), Turvo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | In captivity, most Rineloricaria will spawn in open ended tubes. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Communicações do Museu de Ciêcias da PUCRS No. 7, pp153, Figs. 2, 2A. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.43.3864 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:03 (species record created: 2011 Sep 22 10:07) |