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Black Armored Catfish


Rhinelepis strigosa

Vieja del Agua Negra
Family: Loricariidae
Order: Siluriformes
Class: Actinopterygii
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Other common names: Vieja Del Agua, Zapato, Cascudo Preto, Acari Roncador.




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Rhinelepis strigosa is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the armored catfishes, and the subfamily Rhinelepinae, the rhinelepine plecos. This catfish occurs in South America, where it occurs in the Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay river basins in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. This species grows to a total length of .

Source: Wikipedia, article Rhinelepis strigosa. 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
119926217/01/2020ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional Mburucuyá1Marcos Augusto Lartigau
13917418/08/2010ArgentinaEntre RíosCosta del lago al este de la reserva y costa del campo Omar García, Reserva Privada Don Víctor, Dpto. FederaciónCarlos M. Grassini
13809627/09/2007ArgentinaEntre 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. Black Armored Catfish (Rhinelepis strigosa) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.