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Scientific Name	**Rineloricaria phoxocephala** (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
Common Name
Type Locality	Coary [Curay], Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Hemiloricaria phoxocephala, Loricaria phoxocephala
Pronunciation	rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology	Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather.
Species Information
Size	150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon River basin. Amazon (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
Breeding	In captivity, most Rineloricaria will spawn in open ended tubes.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 2, pp 37.
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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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:02 (species record created: 2010 Jun 03 13:11)