Farlowella amazonum

Günther, 1864
Farlowella amazonum
according to the origin Amazonas
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
 
Subgenus / Species group
Synonyms
Ancestra amazonum
has Farlowella carinata
has Farlowella oliveirae
has Farlowella paranaense
has Farlowella platorynchus
has Farlowella pleurotaenia
has Farlowella pseudogladioslus
Farlowella amazona
Twig Catfish
Length (total)
approx.  28 cm
Standard length (documented)
224.5 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.0
Amazonas = rio  Solimões near Santarem, ➀ rio Tapajós, rio Jari, rio Gurupí, ➀ rio Tefé, quebrada Yanayacu, ➀ río Ucayali -, ➀ río Paraná = rio Paraná -(?), ➀ Amazonas = rio  Solimões basin, rio Guiraí
rio Gurupí, rio Agua Boa im rio Iguatemi-Einzug

Amazonas, Pará, Maranhão, Roraima, Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil

caño cocha Supay → río Ucayali ⇒ Amazonas → Atlantic NE ↓ rio Ivinhema → río Paraná → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE ↓

˜[ -2.421,-54.700 ]
Map to Farlowella amazonum
Type of water
White water, Black water
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
substrate breeder
from genus: yes
unknown
 
 
 
On the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
24/December/2021
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 332
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 1 (2002) P.419 - 420
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 2 (2005) P.457 - 458
Pic. 2: Farlowella amazonum
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Hans-Georg Evers
1, 2
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