PlanetCatfish.com - 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) Login to view the 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 3 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 5 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:12 (species record created: 2008 Nov 22 02:47)