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| Scientific Name | Rhadinoloricaria macromystax (Günther, 1869) |
| Common Name | Whiptail Catfish |
| Type Locality | Upper Amazon River, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Loricaria macromystax |
| Etymology | Greek, rhadinos, -e, -on = soft, flexible + 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 | 142mm or 5.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 2), pp 426, Figs. 5-6. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up R. macromystax on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up R. macromystax on Fishbase |
 | Look up R. macromystax on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up R. macromystax on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.185.833 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |