Rineloricaria strigilata

Rineloricaria strigilata,[1] commonly known as the Santa Cruz whiptail catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known from southern Brazil and Uruguay, with its type locality being listed as the Lagoa dos Patos basin near Santa Cruz do Sul.[2] It is typically found in environments with slow to fast water flow, clear to brown water, and a substrate composed of sand or mud. The species reaches 13.9 cm (5.5 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]

Rineloricaria strigilata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. strigilata
Binomial name
Rineloricaria strigilata
(Hensel, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Loricaria strigilata

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Rineloricaria strigilata". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  2. ^ "Rineloricaria strigilata • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rineloricaria strigilata". FishBase.