Rhinelepis strigosa • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
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	Not Evaluated
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.
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Last Update	2020 Oct 28 16:42 (species record created: 2008 Nov 22 02:47)