Whiptail catfish (Dasyloricaria filamentosa) is a species of armored catfish endemic to Colombia where it is found in the Magdalena River basin and is suspected to also occur in the Catatumbo River. This species grows to a length of 26 centimetres (10 in) SL. D. filamentosa is found in the aquarium trade.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Dasyloricaria |
| Species: | D. filamentosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasyloricaria filamentosa (Steindachner, 1878)
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Dasyloricaria seminuda Eigenmann & Vance, 1912 | |
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dasyloricaria filamentosa". FishBase. December 2011 version.
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