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| Scientific Name | Rineloricaria beni (Pearson, 1924) |
| Common Name | Whiptail Catfish |
| Type Locality | Lake Rogoagua, Río Beni Basin, upper Amazon River basin, Bolivia. |
| Synonym(s) | Hemiloricaria beni, Loricaria beni |
| 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 | 78mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Beni (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 2014. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | In captivity, most Rineloricaria will spawn in open ended tubes. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Indiana University Studies v. 11 (no. 64), pp 25, Pl. 5 (fig. 4). |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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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. beni on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up R. beni on Fishbase |
 | Look up R. beni on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up R. beni on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.43.737 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |