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Deformed snub nose
Video of eggs
Male 'sitting on' (lipbrooding) egg clutch
Video - One hour old fry
Newly hatched fry and one month olds
Two day old eggs
Close up of eggs hatching at twelve days
Male
Female
Fry immediately after hatching
Dorsal view of four month old youngsters
With eggs
Close-up of pectoral and ventral fins
Close-up of dorsal fin
Close-up of caudal fin

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Loricaria simillima** Regan, 1904
Common Names	Marbled Whiptail Piskehalemaller (Denmark)
Type Locality	Canelos, eastern Ecuador.
Pronunciation	lorry CAR ee ah - sim ill ee mah
Etymology	(Latin)Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
Articles	- Shane's World Reproduction Notes on a spawning of Loricaria simillima
Species Information
Size	180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	When young, Loricaria spp. can be differentiated from the similar Rineloricaria spp. by their more feathered sucker-mouths. In adults this difference is considerably more evident. A very variable species that is widely distributed through differing habitats across the several countries and river systems.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon, Orinoco and La Plata River basins. Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
pH	5.6 - 7.8
Temperature	24.0-27.0°C or 75.2-80.6°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Imports from black water require a lower pH and softer water. The more common whitewater export (which tends to be form that reproduces more readily) will happily tolerate pH 6.4 to 7.8.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	See Shane's World article (link below).
Breeding Reports	There are 3 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1), pp 292, Pl. 17 (fig. 2).
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00)