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Scientific Name Rineloricaria cadeae    (Hensel, 1868)
Common Names Cadéa Whiptail Catfish
Cadéa Piskehalemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Rio Cadéa [Cadeia], Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Synonym(s) Loricaria cadeae
Pronunciation rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. 
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Size 112mm or 4.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America.
Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Laguna dos Patos (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Furniture In the wild it is found in watercourses with slow to fast flow, clear to brown water, and rocky, sandy, or muddy bottoms. Adults usually inhabit the sandy bottom while young individuals prefer the leaves of the marginal vegetation.
Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 34 (pt 1), pp369.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:03 (species record created: 2010 Jul 04 05:17)