Farlowella mitoupibo
Ballen, Urbano-Bonilla & Zamudio, 2016
From mito-upibo, the name of the Guahibo people for Farlowella
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 23 cm
Standard length (documented)
209.6 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.0
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
small - strong
Substrate
gravel, sand, rocks
In water
foliage
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
substrate breeder
from genus: yes
unknown
absent
I / 5 rays
10 soft rays
slightly incised / concave
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
10 soft rays
slightly incised / concave
I / 6 rays
the middle row of bone plates is incomplete
Sympatric with
Brachyhypopomus sp.
Bujurquina sp. aff. moriorum
Chrysobrycon guahibo
Copella eigenmanni
Jupiaba abramoides
Bujurquina sp. aff. moriorum
Chrysobrycon guahibo
Copella eigenmanni
Jupiaba abramoides
not known
- Ballen, G.A.; Urbano-Bonilla, A. & Zamudio, J., 2016 "Farlowella mitoupibo, a new species of stick catfish from the upper Guaviare River, Orinoco basin, Colombia (Teleostei: Loricariidae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 27 No. 4, P. 325)
- DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Callazos, E.E.; Herrera-R., G.A.; Ortega-Lara, A.; Villa-Navarro, F.A.; Oviedo, J.S.U. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A., 2017 "Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Colombia: a Darwin Core alternative to the updating problem" (ZooKeys, Vol. 708, P. 25)
- Terán, G.E.; Ballen, G.A.; Alonso, F.; Aguilera, G. & Mirande, J.M., 2019 "A new species of Farlowella (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper Bermejo River, La Plata River basin, northwestern Argentina" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 17 No. 2)
Please help with your pictures and information to complete the database: database(at)welsfans.de
Link: https://www.suedamerikafans.de/en/wels-datenbank/welsart/?art=2481
2481