Biology:Whiptail catfish
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Dasyloricaria |
| Species: | D. filamentosa
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| Dasyloricaria filamentosa (Steindachner, 1878)[2]
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Whiptail catfish (Dasyloricaria filamentosa) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the armored suckermouth catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes.[2] This catfish is found in Colombia and Venezuela where it is found in the Magdalena River basin and is suspected to also occur in the Catatumbo River, it has also been collected from the Cauca River.[1] This species grows to a standard length of 26 cm (10 in).[3] D. filamentosa is found in the aquarium trade.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reis, R.; Lima, F. (2009). "Dasyloricaria filamentosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T167781A6381550.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167781/6381550. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Dasyloricaria". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Dasyloricaria.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Dasyloricaria filamentosa" in FishBase. November 2025 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3495424 entry
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