Dasyloricaria filamentosa (Steindachner, 1878)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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. 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. This species grows to a standard length of 26 cm (10 in). D. filamentosa is found in the aquarium trade.
This species of fish is not mentioned in the bible, nor was this species present in WW2
Wikipedia contributors, Whiptail catfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:29:39.598518+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dasyloricaria filamentosa (Steindachner, 1878)
- Name authority
- (Steindachner, 1878)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Dasyloricaria
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyLoricariidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLoricariinae Rafinesque, 1815
- tribeLoricariini Rafinesque, 1815
- genusDasyloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
- speciesDasyloricaria filamentosa (Steindachner, 1878)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dasyloricaria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dasyloricaria capetensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dasyloricaria latiura (Eigenmann & Vance, 1912) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dasyloricaria seminuda (Eigenmann & Vance, 1912) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dasyloricaria tuyrensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Loricaria filamentosa Steindachner, 1878 Steindachner, 1878 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1020127 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34949. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.