Rineloricaria strigilata

Rineloricaria strigilata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Rineloricaria
Species:
R. strigilata
Binomial name
Rineloricaria strigilata
(Hensel, 1868)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Loricaria strigilata Hensel, 1868

Rineloricaria strigilata,[3] commonly known as the Santa Cruz whiptail catfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the suckermouth armored catfishes.[2]. This catfish it occursin the southern Brazilian sata of Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay,[1] with its type locality being listed as the Lagoa dos Patos basin near Santa Cruz do Sul.[4] It is typically found in environments with slow to fast water flow, clear to brown water, and a substrate composed of sand or mud. This species reaches a standard length of 13.9 cm (5.5 in) and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Rineloricaria strigilata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T186398A1812462. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186398A1812462.pt. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rineloricaria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  3. ^ "ITIS - Report: Rineloricaria strigilata". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  4. ^ "Rineloricaria strigilata • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  5. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rineloricaria strigilata". FishBase. November 2025 version.