Rineloricaria fallax
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| Rineloricaria fallax | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. fallax |
| Binomial name | |
| Rineloricaria fallax (Steindachner, 1915)[2] | |
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Rineloricaria fallax is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes.[2] This catfish occurs in the upper Rupununi, Amazon and Orinoco river basins, having been recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname.[1] Females lay their eggs in small caves and the eggs are tended by the male, who alo releases the fry from the eggs. This species reaches a standard length of 15.7 cm (6.2 in) and is thought to be a facultative air breather.[3] This species is one of the commonest Rineloricaria species in the aquarium trade, the trade calling it the whiptail catfish.[4]
