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Male and female spawning
Pair - female below
Hatchling
Close-up of male showing cheek bristles
Rio Itaya near Iquitos, Peru
Juvenile
Rio Nhamundá, Brazil
Rio Pacaya, Peru
Rio Pacaya, Peru
Rio Pacaya, Peru
Rio Pacaya, Peru (R. lanceolata and P. blochii)
MUSM 37019, 113 mm SL, Rio Las Piedras, Madre de Dios basin, Peru
Reserva Florestal Adolfo Ducke, Amazonas State, Br
Close-up of head
Close-up of paired fins
Dorsal fin
Caudal fin

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Rineloricaria lanceolata** (Günther, 1868)
Common Names	Chocolate Whiptail Catfish Lanzenharnischwels (Germany)
Type Locality	Xeberos, upper Amazon River, Peru.
Synonym(s)	Hemiloricaria hoehnei, Hemiloricaria lanceolata, Loricaria hoehnei, Loricaria lanceolata, Rineloricaria hoehnei
Pronunciation	rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology	Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. This specific epithet literally means lance-like (lanceolata=lance-like, shaped like a lance).
Species Information
Size	95mm or 3.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks	Most sources list this species distribution in South America as limited to the Upper Amazon River basin but this species has been recorded in many more locations, basically most of South America from the northern and upper Amazon Basin to Paraguay in the south. This is possibly because several similar species exist in this range.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Amazon River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay, Taquari (Paraguay) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Purus, Caeté (Acre) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Nhamundá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Huallaga (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Madre de Dios (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 2020.
pH	6.0 - 8.0
Temperature	25.0-28.0°C or 77-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	dH 5-19.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Has been spawned, see the Shane's World article Spawning Hemiloricaria.
Breeding Reports	There are 3 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 6) (art. 56), pp 477.
Registered Keepers	There are 37 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2001 Nov 23 00:00)