/siluriformes/loricariidae/rineloricaria/sp%60loreto%60/1.jpg "Rineloricaria sp. `LORETO`")
Dorsal view of male
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Rineloricaria sp. `LORETO` |
| Common Name | Whiptail Catfish |
| Pronunciation | rhine lor ee kar ee ah. |
| Etymology | Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. |
| Species Information | |
| Sexing | Males grow short spines in the top of their heads and pectoral fins. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Adaptable omnivores, these fish will eat most foods from cucumber or zucchini slices to frozen bloodworm or dry flake foods. User data. |
| Furniture | The fish should be provided with half-pipe type refuges which also often be used as spawning sites. |
| Compatibility | Peaceful and not territorial. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | There are 9 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There are 2 wishes to keep this species, see who wants what. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 4 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| Forum BBCode | |
| Search for R. sp. `LORETO` | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.43.744 | |
| Last Update | 2019 Aug 03 15:06 (species record created: 2001 Nov 23 00:00) |