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Cerro Largo, Uruguay/siluriformes/loricariidae/rineloricaria/cadeae/2.jpg "Rineloricaria cadeae")
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Cerro Largo, Uruguay (A pair)/siluriformes/loricariidae/rineloricaria/cadeae/6.jpg "Rineloricaria cadeae")
Cerro Largo, Uruguay (A pair)/siluriformes/loricariidae/rineloricaria/cadeae/7.jpg "Rineloricaria cadeae")
Cerro Largo, Uruguay (male)/siluriformes/loricariidae/rineloricaria/cadeae/8.jpg "Rineloricaria cadeae")
Cerro Largo, Uruguay (Mouth)/siluriformes/loricariidae/rineloricaria/cadeae/9.jpg "Rineloricaria cadeae")
Cerro Largo, Uruguay (Habitat)
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Rineloricaria cadeae (Hensel, 1868) |
| Common Names | Cadéa Whiptail Catfish Cadéa Piskehalemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Rio Cadéa [Cadeia], Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Loricaria cadeae |
| Pronunciation | rhine lor ee kar ee ah. |
| Etymology | Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 112mm or 4.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America. Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Laguna dos Patos (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 | |
| Furniture | In the wild it is found in watercourses with slow to fast flow, clear to brown water, and rocky, sandy, or muddy bottoms. Adults usually inhabit the sandy bottom while young individuals prefer the leaves of the marginal vegetation. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 34 (pt 1), pp369. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.43.2496 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:03 (species record created: 2010 Jul 04 05:17) |