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Scientific Name | Rhinelepis strigosa Valenciennes, 1840 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Paraná and other rivers of Corrientes Province, Argentina |
Synonym(s) | Rhinelepis paraguensis |
Etymology | Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, lepis = scale |
Species Information | |
Size | 400mm or 15.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Paraná and Uruguay River basins. La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | No reports of breeding in captivity. It appears that this species doesn't care for the brood in the traditional cave-breeding manner that other loricarid species does, but rather that the eggs are released in running water and allowed to disperse, similar to many non-brood-caring species. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp 480. |
Registered Keepers | There are 4 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 6 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2020 Oct 28 16:42 (species record created: 2008 Nov 22 02:47) |