Rineloricaria parva

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Loricariinae
Tribus: Loricariini
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species: Rineloricaria parva
Name

Rineloricaria parva (Boulenger, 1895)
Vernacular names
português: Rabo-de-chicote, Cascudo-espada

Rineloricaria parva[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Paraguay River basin in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The species reaches 11 cm (4.3 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

Rineloricaria parva appears in the aquarium trade, where it is sometimes referred to as the common whiptail catfish.[3]
References

"ITIS - Report: Rineloricaria parva". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rineloricaria parva". FishBase.
"Rineloricaria parva • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.