Rineloricaria fallax, sometimes known as the whiptail loricaria,[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Rupununi and Branco River basins in Brazil and Guyana. Although the species has been reported from Paraguay, this has been determined to be a misidentification. The species reaches 15.7 cm (6.2 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather. It is known to spawn in caves, with males tending the clutch and assisting the fry in emerging from the eggs.[2]

Rineloricaria fallax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. fallax
Binomial name
Rineloricaria fallax
(Steindachner, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Hemiloricaria fallax
  • Loricaria fallax

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Rineloricaria fallax". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rineloricaria fallax". FishBase.