PlanetCatfish.com - Proloricaria prolixa (Loricariidae) Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Proloricaria prolixa** (Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978)
Common Name	Giant Whiptail
Type Locality	Rio Piracicaba, 22°45'S, 47°40'W, Rio Paraná system, São Paulo State, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Loricaria prolixa
Pronunciation	pro licks ah
Species Information
Size	350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Paraná River drainage, La Plata basin. La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Tietê (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Tietê, Piracicaba (São Paulo) (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paranapanema (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.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Beaufortia v. 27 (no. 339), pp 188, Fig. 5.
Registered Keepers	There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2001 Nov 16 00:00)