Loricariidae

Isorineloricaria villarsi

Isorineloricaria villarsi

Thirty Two Centimeters Catfish of South American Waters

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Isorineloricaria villarsi is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. Some sources, notably FishBase, recognize this species as Squaliforma villarsi. It is native to South America, where it is known only from the Maracaibo basin in northwestern Venezuela and extreme eastern Colombia.