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Rineloricaria latirostris (Boulenger, 1900)

Image contributors to this species:

Allan James (2) Hans-Georg Evers (3) Karl-Heinz Dau (1 stamp)

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Relevant Information:

Reproduction: Lays up to 200 green eggs. The male may be nervous if disturbed but rearing the fry separately poses no problems. Aquarium Care: R. latirostris adapts to its surroundings to the colouration of the substrate that it is sitting on. The third thumbnail down shows this trait. Better to be kept at the cool end of tropical temperatures due to the proximity that it is found in. Diet: Omnivore. Vegetable food such as cucumber and other various foods such as tablet, flake and frozen.

Common Name:

Bristly whiptail catfish

Synonyms:

Loricaria latirostris, Loricaria paulina, Rineloricaria paulina

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Upper Paraná River basin. Type locality: Southern Brazil, Province São Paulo, Mogy-guassu River about 250 miles inland of Santos.

Size:

20.0cm. (8ins)

Temp:

18-22°c (63-71°f)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English edn., 2005. Pp.944.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.

Family: Loricariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails

Rineloricaria latirostris

Rineloricaria latirostris

Rineloricaria latirostris
Showing its cryptic colouration

Rineloricaria latirostris

Rineloricaria latirostris
Catfish Stamp

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