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Etymology: Farlowella: Because of W. G. Farlow, from Harvard University (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr William Gilson Farlow (1844–1919) was an American physician and botanist who specialised in algae. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Kner.

Issue
Species redescribed by Retzer & Page (1997).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce demersale; pH range: 6.0 - 7.0; dH range: 3 - 8. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

South America: Lake Valencia and Torito River basins.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 36389)

Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Aquarium keeping: feeds on plants and roots; in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 80 cm (Ref. 51539).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Spawns either during dusk or dawn. The male tends the clutch and helps freeing the fry from they eggs. (Ref. 1672)

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Fisch-Muller, Sonia | Collaboratori

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Loricariidae - Loricariinae (Armored catfishes). p. 330-350. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36389)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

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Farlowella acus (Kner, 1853)