Rhinelepis strigosa
Valenciennes, 1840
strigosus (lat.) - slender
Synonyms
Acarí
Borstiger Tannenzapfenwels
Cascudo
Cascudo preto
Rhinelepis paraguensis
tandeí (vieille)
Tandei roncador
Vieja del agua
Zapato
Borstiger Tannenzapfenwels
Cascudo
Cascudo preto
Rhinelepis paraguensis
tandeí (vieille)
Tandei roncador
Vieja del agua
Zapato
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 60 cm
Standard length (documented)
400.0 mm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Weight
3.500 kg
Temperature
20 - 27 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.0
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
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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
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- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.1211
- Valenciennes, 1840 "Siluroïdes" (Histoire naturelle des Poissons, Vol. 15, P. 480)
- Mello, F.T. de; González-Bergonzoni, I. & Loureiro, M., 2011 "Peces de Agua Dulce del Uruguay"
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- Gimênes Junior, H. & Rech, R. , 2022 "Guia ilustrado dos peixes do Pantanal e entorno"
- Malabarba, L.R.;Hirschmann,A.; Lucena,C.A.S. de; Giora,J.; Wingert,J.M.; Ferrer,J.; Silva,P.C ; Angrizani,R.C.; Costa Ramos,R. da; Kullander,S.; Carvalho,T.P.; Bertaco,V.; Fialho,C.B. & Bonato,K.O., 2025 "Guia Peixes do Bioma Pampa"
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