Brown Whiptail.

clothahump · Post by **clothahump** » 15 Jan 2003, 17:38

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".

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 15 Jan 2003, 17:48

Hi!

Around here people are selling these under the name of Rineloricaria leopardus... but I really doubt it is a valid species...

Cheers
Yann

Post by **Silurus** » 15 Jan 2003, 18:28

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>.

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 15 Jan 2003, 18:50

Hi!

It is also what I think as I searched for that name and info all over but came empty!!!

Cheers
Yann

Achim · Post by **Achim** » 15 Jan 2003, 19:51

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

sexybabyblu · Post by **sexybabyblu** » 28 Aug 2003, 09:19

the whiptail catfish scientific name is rineloricaria fallax if that helps

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 31 Aug 2003, 23:52

I would go for Hemiloricaria lanceolata on the dorsal fin alone.

Jools