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Nickerie river

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Rineloricaria stewarti** (Eigenmann, 1909)
Common Name	Stewart's Whiptail Catfish
Type Locality	Chipoo Creek, Ireng River system, Guyana.
Synonym(s)	Hemiloricaria stewarti, Loricaria stewarti
Pronunciation	rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology	Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather.
Species Information
Size	100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	Males grow short spines in the top of their heads and pectoral fins.
General Remarks	Lives in forest creeks where the water is clear and fast moving with medium sunny conditions, shallow depth (10-60 cm) and sandy-rocky substrate along with Corydoras guianensis, Moenkhausia oligolepis and Phenacogaster cf. megalostictus. Like R. cf. platyura, mature males develop some odontodes on each side of the head as well as some odontodes elongated towards the back of the interorbitals.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Coastal rivers of the Guianas. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Marowijne, Upper Marowijne, Grand Inini (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 2021.
pH	6.0 - 8.0
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Adaptable omnivores, these fish will eat most foods from cucumber or zucchini slices to frozen bloodworm or dry flake foods. User data.
Furniture	The fish should be provided with half-pipe type refuges which also often be used as spawning sites.
Compatibility	Peaceful and not territorial.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 6 (no. 1), pp 9.
Registered Keepers	There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:02 (species record created: 2005 Feb 09 00:00)