''Rineloricaria hasemani'' is a
species of
catfish in the family
Loricariidae. It is native to
South America, where it occurs in the lower
Amazon River
The Amazon River (, ; es, Río Amazonas, pt, Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river system in the world in comparison to the Nile.
The headwaters of t ...
drainage basin, including the basin of
Tocantins River, in
Brazil. The species reaches 19.8 cm (7.8 inches) in
standard length
Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology.
Overall length
* Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m ...
and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.
''Rineloricaria hasemani'' appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically referred to as Haseman's whip-tailed catfish.
It is named for zoologist and explorer
John Diederich Haseman.
References
Loricariini
Fish of the Amazon basin
Suckermouth catfish of Brazil
Fish described in 1979
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