Is this Rineloricaria platyura ??

Charly EON · Post by **Charly EON** » 05 Apr 2006, 21:58

Caught in Rio Negro close to Barcelos AM in submerged palm tree leaves

ventral view

I've caught a similar looking species in French Guyana. Could it be the same species ?

Charly

Raph · Post by **Raph** » 06 Apr 2006, 10:18

Hi,

Yes it is R. platyura. I also caught this species in French Guyana, and in Guyana in the Essequibo. One of my co-workers caught some in the Guama, Heiko Bleher gave me a specimen from the Purus, and I saw pictures of a specimen from the Mamore last week. So it can be a representative of this species (or maybe species complex). R. platyura is descibed from the Rupununi which has connections with the Rio Branco (via the Takutu River).

Cheers
Raph

Charly EON · Post by **Charly EON** » 06 Apr 2006, 16:12

Thanks again for your answer Raph.

I still have one specimen from French Guyana in my aquariums. I'll take a picture of it for comparison.

Charly