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Male - orange colour morph
Female orange colour morph
Male orange colour morph
Close-up of male orange colour morph
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Rineloricaria latirostris** (Boulenger, 1900)
Common Name	Whiptail Catfish
Type Locality	Rio Mogi Guaçu, about 250 mi. inland of Santos, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Loricaria latirostris, Loricaria paulina
Pronunciation	rhine lor ee kar ee ah. - lat ee ross triss
Etymology	Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather.
Species Information
Size	360mm or 14.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	Males are larger, but more importantly, mature males are very `hairy`, covered with hairlike growth on their entire body and unlike most loricarinae that have these spines on the sides of the head, the pectoral fins and the top of the head; this particular fish can be covered in `hair` everywhere, except on the ventral surface. Females lack the `hair`.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Paraná River basin. La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Grande (Paraná), Uberaba (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Pardo (Mato Grosso do Sul), Mogi Guaçu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Temperature	18.0-22.0°C or 64.4-71.6°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	This species doesn't tolerate higher temperatures well.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	An omnivore. Vegetables; peas, cucumber etc. invertebrates too; mosquito larvae, crustaceans (daphnia, gammarus etc), tropical flake and tabs. Sieves the sand for edible bits. Won't clean glass, plants or wood; it isn't much of an algae eater at all! User data.
Furniture	Something of a burrower, this species requires open space to move around on the floor, gravel, stones and sandy areas are mandatory. It sinks vertically into the sand by making wriggling sideways motions. It does not dive head first in the sand, like some other catfishes do.
Compatibility	Peaceful. It's a very slow, timid fish, so it is suspectible to food competitors. Small, docile fish; nothing too big ones or assertive. Neither should the substrate be crowded with many catfish or other fishes. It can get scared by larger bottom dwelling fishes, in which case it'll rapidly burrow itself and won't come up again for some time.
Breeding	Not reported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 5 (no. 26) (art. 19), pp 165.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:02 (species record created: 2002 Mar 07 00:00)