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| Scientific Name | Hemiloricaria caracasensis (Bleeker, 1862) |
| Common Name(s) | Caracas Whiptail Catfish, Whiptail Catfish |
| Type Locality | Caracas, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Rineloricaria caracasensis |
| Etymology | The specific epithet, caracasensis, is after the city of Caracas, Venezuela |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 180mm (7.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Males grow short spines in the top of their heads and pectoral fins. |
| General Remarks | Given this animal's restricted range, it is unlikely it has ever been imported by the aquarium trade. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Restricted to the Rio Tuy coastal drainage, Venezuela. Tuy  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.6 - 7.5 |
| Temperature | 23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Enjoys current. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Adaptable omnivores, these fish will eat most foods from cucumber or zucchini slices to frozen bloodworm or dry flake foods. |
| Furniture | The fish should be provided with half-pipe type refuges which also often be used as spawning sites. Typically found in piedmont streams and rivers over a mixed substrate of stones, gravel, and sand. |
| Compatibility | Peaceful and not territorial. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Atlas Ichthyol. v. 2 3 Burgess, W.E. 1989. An Atlas of Freshwater and Marine Catfishes; A preliminary Survey of the Siluriformes. TFH. 784pp. |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Jun 03 11:11 (species record created: 2005 Jul 20 00:00) |
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