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Catfish

Whiptailed loricaria

Rineloricaria fallax (Steindachner, 1915)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishWhiptailed loricaria
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese假锉甲鲶
Sranan Tongokatfisi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameRineloricaria fallax (Steindachner, 1915)

About this species

Rineloricaria fallax is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. This catfish occurs in the upper Rupununi, Amazon and Orinoco river basins, having been recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname. Females lay their eggs in small caves and the eggs are tended by the male, who alo releases the fry from the eggs. This species reaches a standard length of 15.7 cm (6.2 in) and is thought to be a facultative air breather. This species is one of the commonest Rineloricaria species in the aquarium trade, the trade calling it the whiptail catfish.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyLoricariidae
GenusRineloricaria

In Suriname

20Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1980First record
2018Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini19

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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