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Paraloricaria vetula

Armored Catfish


Paraloricaria vetula

Valenciennes, 1835
Vieja de Barba
Family: Loricariidae
Order: Siluriformes
Class: Actinopterygii
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Other common names: Vieja de Cola, Vieja con Látigo, Vieja del Agua.




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Paraloricaria vetula is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. This catfish is found in the drainage basin of the Río de la Plata, in the Uruguay and Parańa Rivers, in Argentina Brazil and Uruguay. This species grows to a total length of .

Source: Wikipedia, article Paraloricaria vetula. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
146880902/01/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosZona Ne, Departamento Federación2Pablo Bruni
140979603/12/2020ArgentinaSanta FePaseo del Salado, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
124528226/05/2020ParaguayCentralProximidades orla costera de la Bahia de Asuncion, Asuncion - Bahia de Asunción - Rio Paraguay Km 390 (km 1630 Hidrovia Paraguay-parana)Guillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
13917318/08/2010ArgentinaEntre RíosCosta del lago al este de la reserva y costa del campo Omar García, Reserva Privada Don Víctor, Dpto. FederaciónCarlos M. Grassini
13741127/09/2007ArgentinaEntre RíosCosta del lago al sur y oeste de la reserva, Reserva Privada Don Víctor, Dpto. FederaciónCarlos M. Grassini
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Armored Catfish (Paraloricaria vetula) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.