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Brown Whiptail.
Posted: 15 Jan 2003, 17:38
by clothahump
I found ten of these last year on one of the fish list and had to have them, they were sold to me as Brown Whiptails average length is 3".
Posted: 15 Jan 2003, 17:48
by Yann
Hi!
Around here people are selling these under the name of Rineloricaria leopardus... but I really doubt it is a valid species...
Cheers
Yann
Posted: 15 Jan 2003, 18:28
by Silurus
That must be a made-up scientific name. I couldn't find any reference to a loricariine with that name anywhere (in fact , the only loricariid with the name leopardus is <i>Pseudacanthicus leopardus</i>.
Posted: 15 Jan 2003, 18:50
by Yann
Hi!
It is also what I think as I searched for that name and info all over but came empty!!!
Cheers
Yann
Posted: 15 Jan 2003, 19:51
by Achim
Hi,
IMO this is
Hemiloricaria (or
Rineloricaria if one does not recognize that genus)
lanceolata, a very variable and widely distributed species.
There is no "Rineloricaria leopardus" according to
Isbrücker 2002. Maybe its a recently described species i am not aware of, but i think like Heok Hee its just a name the dealer made up for selling reasons.
Achim
Posted: 28 Aug 2003, 09:19
by sexybabyblu
the whiptail catfish scientific name is rineloricaria fallax if that helps
Posted: 31 Aug 2003, 23:52
by Jools
I would go for Hemiloricaria lanceolata on the dorsal fin alone.
Jools