Rhinelepis strigosa

Valenciennes, 1840
Rhinelepis strigosa
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
Acarí
Borstiger Tannenzapfenwels
Cascudo
Cascudo preto
Rhinelepis paraguensis
tandeí (vieille)
Tandei roncador
Vieja del agua
Zapato
Length (total)
approx.  60 cm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Weight
3.500 kg
Temperature
20 - 27 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.0

Paraná, Corientes, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, Entre Rios

Argentina,Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay

Río de la Plata

˜[ -26.672,-54.824 ]
Map to Rhinelepis strigosa
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
absent
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark stripes/ribbons
I / 7 rays
dark stripes/ribbons
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
live in shoal
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
11/July/2013
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 367
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.1211
Pic. 2: Rhinelepis strigosa
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