Rineloricaria parva[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Paraguay River basin in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The species reaches 11 cm (4.3 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rineloricaria |
| Species: | R. parva
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| Rineloricaria parva (Boulenger, 1895)
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Rineloricaria parva appears in the aquarium trade, where it is sometimes referred to as the common whiptail catfish.[3]
References
edit- ^ "ITIS - Report: Rineloricaria parva". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rineloricaria parva". FishBase.
- ^ "Rineloricaria parva • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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