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  • Rineloricaria heteroptera
  • Rineloricaria heteropteraVentral view
  • Rineloricaria heteropteraDorsal view
  • Rineloricaria heteropteraFemale. Rio Machado basin, Rio Madeira drainage
  • Rineloricaria heteropteraFemale. Rio Machado basin, Rio Madeira drainage
  • Rineloricaria heteropteraFemale. Rio Machado basin, Rio Madeira drainage
  • Rineloricaria heteropteraMale. Sex-dimorphic pectoral spine & odontodes
  • Rineloricaria heteropteraFemale. Sex-dimorphic pectoral spine & odontodes
  • Rineloricaria heteropteraReserva Florestal Adolfo Ducke, Amazonas State, Br
  • Rineloricaria heteropteraLateral view
  • Rineloricaria heteropteraCaudal fin
  • Rineloricaria heteropteraHead-on view
  • Rineloricaria heteropteraDorsal view
  • Rineloricaria heteroptera
  • Rineloricaria heteroptera
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Scientific Name Rineloricaria heteroptera  Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1976
Common Name Whiptail Catfish
Type Locality Near Manaus, Amazon River, Brazil.
Synonym(s) Leliella heteroptera
Pronunciation rhine lor ee kar ee ah.
Etymology Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather. 
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Size 133mm or 5.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin, near Manaus, Brazil.
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Preto da Eva (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Machado (Jiparaná) (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 196 (no. 1-2), pp 112, Figs. 1-4.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 22 03:43 (species record created: 2011 Feb 02 16:51)