/siluriformes/loricariidae/rineloricaria/caracasensis/1.jpg "Rineloricaria caracasensis")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Rineloricaria caracasensis (Bleeker, 1862) |
| Common Name | Caracas Whiptail Catfish |
| Type Locality | Caracas, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Hemiloricaria caracasensis |
| Pronunciation | rhine lor ee kar ee ah. |
| Etymology | Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. The specific epithet, caracasensis, is after the city of Caracas, Venezuela |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Males grow short spines in the top of their heads and pectoral fins. |
| General Remarks | Given this species is restricted to the Rio Tuy coastal drainage, Venezuela, it is unlikely it has ever been imported by the aquarium trade. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America. Tuy (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| pH | 6.6 - 7.5 |
| Temperature | 23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Enjoys current. |
| 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. Typically found in piedmont streams and rivers over a mixed substrate of stones, gravel, and sand. |
| Compatibility | Peaceful and not territorial. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 2, pp 3. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 4 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.43.746 | |
| Last Update | 2024 Jun 16 01:54 (species record created: 2005 Jul 20 00:00) |
