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| Scientific Name | Rineloricaria misionera Rodriguez & Miquelarena, 2005 |
| Common Name | Whiptail Catfish |
| Type Locality | Arroyo Cuña-Pirú, 27°08'S, 54°54'W, Cainguás Dept., Misiones Province, Argentina. |
| Pronunciation | rhine lor ee kar ee ah. |
| Etymology | Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. The specific name, misionera, refers to Misiones, the Argentinian Province containing the type-locality. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 97mm or 3.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Males have enlarged odontodes on the sides of their head, especially on the opercular area, and on the dorsal surface of branched pectoral-fin rays. The pectoral spine and the anterodorsal odontodes are also enlarged. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Paraná and Uruguay River basins in Argentina. La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2023. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | In the wild inhabits small streams with swift current over rocky and sandy bottoms. Individuals seek shelter between these rocks, gravel, and crevices during the day, and are active mainly during the night. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zootaxa No. 945, pp 5, Figs. 1-3. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| 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:1.4.43.2498 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:03 (species record created: 2010 Jul 04 05:28) |