Please identify

[French47]

Can you please identify this Whiptail, is it Sturisoma or a loricaria, could you also explain how to tell the difference between to two. P.S. It's sand not whitespot
Thank you

[racoll]

Looks like

Hemiloricaria eigenmanni

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[racoll]

could you also explain how to tell the difference between to two.

See here: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01462p040.pdf

[CoryfanAad]

Not an expert but isn't this a rineloricaria parva ???

[Karsten S.]

Hi,

definitely not !
This is H. parva:



H. parva never has such pronounced cheek odontodes and (which is not visible in the pics) two filaments in the caudal fin.

I would say Hemiloricaria eigenmanni is a good call.

Cheers,

[CoryfanAad]

Okay thanks Kamas