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Rineloricaria phoxocephala (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889)

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Mitsuhiro Iwamoto (3)

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Habitat: Rinelolricaria phoxocephala (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889), are commonly found in big rivers and floating meadows (pers. obs. – LRP). Reproduction: The Rineloricaria species are usually cave spawners, where the female will place their eggs after the male has cleaned inside. The male will then guard and fan the eggs until hatching. The eggs will hatch in 4-5 days whereas the male can now be removed. More breeding information can be found here in the articles breeding section. Aquarium Care: Not an easy species to keep with excessive demands on good water quality. Prefers water movement in the aquarium. Diet: Omnivore. Vegetable food such as cucumber and other various foods such as tablet, flake and frozen. Etymology: The specific name phoxocephala: phoxos, tapered; cephala, head, referring to its long, pointed head.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Loricaria phoxocephala, Hemiloricaria phoxocephala

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Amazon River basin, Brazil. Type Locality: Coary [Brazil].

Size:

15.0cm. (6ins)

Temp:

24-27°c (75-79°f)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

Although there are few records of Rineloricaria phoxocephala in collections, this species is common in the Amazon basin. To date, no significant threats have been identified that endanger its population. Therefore, Rineloricaria phoxocephala has been categorised as Least Concern (IUCN 2022).

Reference:

Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). 2022. Rineloricaria phoxocephala. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Loricariidae - Loricariinae (Armored catfishes). p. 330-350. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2018. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.www.fishbase.org, ( 06/2018 ).
Lopez, H.L., R.C. Menni and A.M. Miguelarena, 1987. Lista de los peces de agua dulce de la Argentina. Biologia Acuatica No. 12, 50 p. (Instituto de Limnologia "Dr. Raul A. Ringuelet").

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Rineloricaria phoxocephala

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