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Rhinelepis strigosa Valenciennes, 1840

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Allan James (3) Steven Grant (2) Jorge Garcia (1)

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Description: The Rhinelepis group is an assemblage of four genera, medium to large sized species. The Rhinelepis group is unique among Loricariids for possessing a round (normal) iris versus a bilobed iris (although it is often hard to see the flap in bilobed, preserved fishes). The species has also thick plates and lacks an adipose fin. Habitat: The Rhinelepis group has a total of only nine species distributed in the Amazon, Paraná, and Sáo Francisco basins and some smaller, coastal streams in south eastern Brazil. Reproduction: May not be possible as this genera migrate to spawn, and scatter their eggs with no parental protection. Aquarium Care: Grows rather large and would need a large tank to accommodate it. Diet: Omnivore: Feed veg, frozen foods and also tablet and pellet food. Etymology: The specific name: strigosa: Latin for lean, lanky, thin or meager, allusion not explained nor evident (does not appear to be a slender fish to us).

Common Name:

Bristly pine-cone pleco

Synonyms:

Rhinelepis strigosus

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Paraná and Uruguay River basins. Type locality: Dans le Parana et d’autres rXvières de la province de Corrientes [Argentina].

Size:

40.0cm. (16ins)

Temp:

20-27°c (67-81°f)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

Despite the little information available on this species, it has a wide range and no major threats. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern (IUCN 2023).

Reference:

Armbruster, J.W., 1998. Phylogenetic relationships of the suckermouth armored catfishes of the Rhinelepis group (Loricariidae: Hypostominae). Copeia 1998(3):620-636.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (04/2010).
Salvador, G.N. 2023. Rhinelepis strigosa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.
Seidel, I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Rhinelepis strigosa

Rhinelepis strigosa
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Rhinelepis strigosa

Rhinelepis strigosa
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Rhinelepis strigosa

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