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Identification can be made with the position of the dark spot on the head just anterior to the insertion of the dorsal fin. R. formosa also has this spot but it is situated further away from the dorsal fin nearer the head region. Black pores can also be seen on the head and anterior body of both species. Reproduction: Lays up to 200 green eggs. The male may be nervous if disturbed but rearing the fry separately poses no problems. The Rineloricaria species are usually cave spawners, where the female will place their eggs after the male has cleaned inside. The male will then guard and fan the eggs until hatching. The eggs will hatch in 4-5 days whereas the male can now be removed. More breeding information can be found here in the articles breeding section. Aquarium Care: An easy species to keep with no excessive demands on water parameters. Diet: Omnivore. Vegetable food such as cucumber and other various foods such as tablet, flake and frozen. Etymology: The specific name fallax: False or deceitful; Steindachner was not sure if this species was merely similar to R. stewarti and Loricariichthys brunneus or conspecific with one of them. Remarks: More information on this species can be found in the Catfish Atlas Volume 1 as referenced.

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Hemiloricaria fallax, Loricaria fallax

Loricariidae

South America: Upper Rupununi and Branco River basins. Type Locality: Rio Rupununi, dem Rio Parimé dei Serra do Banco, aus einem Igarapé bei Capivari, dem Rio Branco bei Bem Querer und Conçeicão, einem Flusse bei Magauarý an der Braganzabahn bei Pará.

20.0cm. (8ins)

25-29°c (77-87°f)

6.0-7.5.

Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English edn., 2005. Pp.944.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.