Male - orange colour morph
Female orange colour morph
Male orange colour morph
Close-up of male orange colour morph
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| Scientific Name | Rineloricaria latirostris (Boulenger, 1900) |
| Common Name | Whiptail Catfish |
| Type Locality | Rio Mogi Guaçu, about 250 mi. inland of Santos, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Loricaria latirostris, Loricaria paulina |
| 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 | 360mm or 14.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Sao Paulo State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Pardo (Mato Grosso do Sul), Mogi Guaçu (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Grande (Paraná), Uberaba (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 2018. |
| Temperature | 18.0-22.0°C or 64.4-71.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | This species doesn't tolerate higher temperatures well. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | In captivity, most Rineloricaria will spawn in open ended tubes. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 5 (no. 26) (art. 19), pp 165. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up R. latirostris on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up R. latirostris on Fishbase |
 | Look up R. latirostris on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up R. latirostris on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.43.814 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |