Rineloricaria latirostris
Boulenger, 1900
latus (lat.) = broad, rostris = mouth
Synonyms
Cascudo viola
Loricaria latirostris
Loricaria paulina
Rineloricaria paulina
Whiptail Catfish
Loricaria latirostris
Loricaria paulina
Rineloricaria paulina
Whiptail Catfish
Length (total)
approx. 36 cm
Recommended tank size
180 cm
Temperature
18 - 22 °C
São Paulo
Brazil
rio Mojiguaçu → rio Pardo → rio Grande | rio Corumbataí → rio Piracicaba → rio Tietê | rio Paranapanema | rio Grande ⇒ río Paraná → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE
˜[ -20.914,-48.174 ]
Chironomidae (Chironomidae) (larvae), microphytes, ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera) (larvae), Trichoptera (Trichoptera) (larvae), vegetable fibers, insect larvaes
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
Amazonas 09+10/2011
absent
I / 5 rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the top than at the bottom
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 5 rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the top than at the bottom
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
Hisonotus pachysarkos
Hypostomus albopunctatus
Hypostomus ancistroides
Hypostomus butantanis
Hypostomus fluviatilis
Hypostomus margaritifer
Hypostomus nigromaculatus (LDA 12)
Hypostomus regani
Hypostomus strigaticeps
Hypostomus topavae
Imparfinis borodini
Kronichthys lacerta
Proloricaria lentiginosa
Proloricaria prolixa
Rhamdia quelen
Tatia neivai
Apareiodon affinis
Apareiodon ibitiensis
Apareiodon piracicabae
Astyanax bockmanni
Astyanax lacustris
Astyanax sp. aff. fasciatus
Brochis difluviatilis
Brycon nattereri
Bryconamericus turiuba
Cichlasoma paranaense
Hypostomus albopunctatus
Hypostomus ancistroides
Hypostomus butantanis
Hypostomus fluviatilis
Hypostomus margaritifer
Hypostomus nigromaculatus (LDA 12)
Hypostomus regani
Hypostomus strigaticeps
Hypostomus topavae
Imparfinis borodini
Kronichthys lacerta
Proloricaria lentiginosa
Proloricaria prolixa
Rhamdia quelen
Tatia neivai
Apareiodon affinis
Apareiodon ibitiensis
Apareiodon piracicabae
Astyanax bockmanni
Astyanax lacustris
Astyanax sp. aff. fasciatus
Brochis difluviatilis
Brycon nattereri
Bryconamericus turiuba
Cichlasoma paranaense
Coptodon rendalli
Crenicichla britskii
Crenicichla jaguarensis
Eigenmannia gr. trilineata
Galeocharax gulo
Geophagus brasiliensis
Gymnotus inaequilabiatus
Gymnotus sylvius
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus
Hoplias intermedius
Hoplias sp. aff. malabaricus
Knodus sp. aff. moenkhausii
Leporinus amblyrhynchus
Leporinus friderici
Leporinus octofasciatus
Leporinus striatus
Myloplus tiete
Oreochromis niloticus
Parodon nasus
Piabarchus stramineus
Piabina argentea
Poecillia reticulata
Schizodon nasutus
Serrasalmus maculatus
Steindachnerina insculpta
Synbranchus marmoratus
Crenicichla britskii
Crenicichla jaguarensis
Eigenmannia gr. trilineata
Galeocharax gulo
Geophagus brasiliensis
Gymnotus inaequilabiatus
Gymnotus sylvius
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus
Hoplias intermedius
Hoplias sp. aff. malabaricus
Knodus sp. aff. moenkhausii
Leporinus amblyrhynchus
Leporinus friderici
Leporinus octofasciatus
Leporinus striatus
Myloplus tiete
Oreochromis niloticus
Parodon nasus
Piabarchus stramineus
Piabina argentea
Poecillia reticulata
Schizodon nasutus
Serrasalmus maculatus
Steindachnerina insculpta
Synbranchus marmoratus
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 342
- Evers, Hans-Georg: "(Vorstellung von Aquarianern aus der Schweiz)"
(Amazonas September/Oktober 2011 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Seidel, Ingo: "Welswelten – Bürstenhexenwelse wieder importiert“"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Dezember 2021/Januar 2022)
- Boulenger, G.A., 1900 "Descriptions of three new species of siluroid fishes from southern Brazil" (The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Vol. 5 Ser. 7, P. 165)
- Stefani, M.S. & Smith, W.S., 2014 "A Ictiofauna Do Rio Tatuí, SP, Brasil - Sob Influência De Impactos Ambientais" (Brazilian Journal of Aquatic Science and Technology, Vol. 18 No. 2, P. 46)
- Rosa, C.A.; Martins, F. & Langeani, F., 2014 "Miniaturization in Otothyris Myers, 1927 (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 12 No. 1, P. 59)
- Frota, A.; Carvalho Deprá, G. de; Petenucci, L.M. & Graça, W.J. da, 2016 "Inventory of the fish fauna from Ivaí River basin, Paraná State, Brazil" (Biota Neotropica, Vol. 16 No. 3, P. 6)
- Claro-Garcia, A.; Assega, F. & Shibatta, O.A., 2018 "Diversity and distribution of ichthyofauna in streams of the middle and lower tibagi river basin, Paraná, Brazil" (CheckList, Vol. 14 No. 1, P. 43)
- Castro Ribeiro, D. de; Araújo Chagas, J.M.; Ribeiro Thereza, M. & Langeani, F., 2019 "Checklist and key for the identification of fish fauna of the Uberaba River, Upper Paraná River system, Brazil" (ZooKeys, Vol. 875, P. 137)
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Hans-Georg Evers
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Manzotti, Angelo Rodrigo (CC BY-NC 3.0)
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