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Scientific Name	**Rhadinoloricaria ommation** (Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1988)
Common Name
Type Locality	Amazon River (Maranon), between Iquitos Island and Lapuna Island, close to the shore of Lapuna Island, Loreto, Peru.
Synonym(s)	Apistoloricaria ommation
Etymology	Greek, rhadinos, -e, -on = soft, flexible + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather;
Species Information
Size	98mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Short rostrum (45-53% of head length [HL]). Small eyes, around 10% of HL.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Upper Amazon River drainage, lower Marañón River, Peru. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Lower Marañón (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is but a single breeding report, read it here.
Further Information
Reference	Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 15 (no. 2), pp 37, Figs. 8-10.
Registered Keepers	There are 9 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2024 Mar 30 10:28 (species record created: 2009 Dec 21 12:46)