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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
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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). |
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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. |
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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) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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. |
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Breeding | Has been spawned, see the Shane's World article Spawning Hemiloricaria. |
Breeding Reports | There are 3 breeding reports, read them all here. |
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Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 6) (art. 56), pp 477. |
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Last Update | 2020 Nov 18 15:54 (species record created: 2001 Nov 23 00:00) |