Rhinelepis strigosa

Rhinelepis strigosa
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Tribe: Rhinelepini
Genus: Rhinelepis
Species: R. strigosa
Binomial name
Rhinelepis strigosa
Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840

Rhinelepis strigosa is a species of armored catfish native to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay where it occurs in the ParanĂ¡ and Uruguay River basins. This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) SL.

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