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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Rineloricaria beni** (Pearson, 1924)
Common Name	Whiptail Catfish
Type Locality	Lake Rogoagua, Río Beni Basin, upper Amazon River basin, Bolivia.
Synonym(s)	Hemiloricaria beni, Loricaria beni
Pronunciation	rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology	Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather.
Species Information
Size	78mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Beni River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Beni (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 2014.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There are 4 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Indiana University Studies v. 11 (no. 64), pp 25, Pl. 5 (fig. 4).
Registered Keepers	There are 27 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 7 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2001 Nov 23 00:00)