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Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
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Scientific Name	**Rineloricaria pareiacantha** (Fowler, 1943)
Common Name	Whiptail Catfish
Type Locality	Río Santa Lucia, Canelones, Uruguay.
Synonym(s)	Loricaria pareiacantha
Pronunciation	rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology	Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather.
Species Information
Size	100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Santa Lucia River basin. La Plata, Santa Lucia (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding	In captivity, most Rineloricaria will spawn in open ended tubes.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 95, pp321, Figs. 10-12.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:03 (species record created: 2011 Sep 22 10:05)