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Pair with eggs
Close-up of mouth
Close-up of head
Pair, female to left
Pair guarding eggs in foreground
Close-up of pair guarding eggs
Fry

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Rineloricaria parva** (Boulenger, 1895)
Common Names	Common Whiptail Catfish Lg6, Slank Sugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Descalvados, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Hemiloricaria parva, Loricaria parva, Rineloricaria parva
Pronunciation	rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology	Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather.
Species Information
Size	110mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Relative to congeners, this species has proportionately larger fins. In particular it has a very large dorsal pectoral fin. Similarly the species has a larger eye diameter combined with a wide interorbital gap - characteristic for this species. Referred to in some hobby literature by the nomen nudem Sturisomatichthys foerschi, it is also known as LG6. Comparison by German hobbyists to the BMNH lecotype demonstrates that what has been known in the hobby by these names is indeed H. parva.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Paraguay River basin. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay (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 2020.
Temperature	21.0-24.0°C or 69.8-75.2°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Relatively commonly bred, this species lays green eggs on vertical surfaces including aquarium glass.
Breeding Reports	There are 8 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895 (pt 3), pp 527.
Registered Keepers	There are 105 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 25 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2001 Nov 23 00:00)