''Rineloricaria platyura'' is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in coastal rivers from the mouth of the

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 ...

to the Essequibo River in French Guiana,

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

, and Brazil. The species reaches 14 cm (5.5 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 platyura'' sometimes appears in the aquarium trade, where it is frequently referred to as the pearlscale whiptail or the Amazonia whiptail.

References

Loricariini Fish described in 1849 Suckermouth catfish of Brazil Fish of French Guiana Fish of Guyana {{Loricariinae-stub