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Video/siluriformes/loricariidae/rhadinoloricaria/macromystax/3.jpg "Rhadinoloricaria macromystax")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Rhadinoloricaria macromystax (Günther, 1869) |
| Common Name | Whiptail Catfish |
| Type Locality | Upper Amazon River, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Loricaria macromystax |
| Etymology | Greek, rhadinos, -e, -on = soft, flexible + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather; This specific epithet refers to its large(macro=large) mustache(mystax=mustache). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 142mm or 5.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Amazon River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 2), pp 426, Figs. 5-6. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 6 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Sep 18 14:11 (species record created: 2007 Feb 20 12:21) |