Farlowella paraguayensis

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Farlowella paraguayensis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Harttiini
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F. paraguayensis
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Farlowella paraguayensis
& , 1997

Farlowella paraguayensis is a species of armored catfish native to Brazil and Paraguay where it occurs in the Paraguay River basin. This species grows to a length of 17.5 centimetres (6.9 in) SL.

This small catfish fish has a long snout and a narrow, long body that resembles a twig, hence the common name of twig catfish.[1]

It is available for sale as an aquarium fish and is said to be a peaceful fish that eats vegetable matter. It needs clean well oxygenated water and a sand and gravel bed. It requires warm water between 22 and 27 deg C.[2]

This species of cat fish had been seen 4 times on camera since 2019-11-14 [3]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=3961 retrieved 19 Jan 2015
  2. ^ http://www.verduijncichlids.com/vissen/view/detail/item/1021/ Archived 2015-01-19 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 19 jan 2015
  3. ^ "Recorded Sightings Farlowella paraguayensis".


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