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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1409796

03/12/2020

Argentina

Santa Fe

Paseo del Salado, Santo Tomé

Eduardo Beltrocco