Biology:Farlowella smithi
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Short description: Species of fish
| Farlowella smithi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Farlowella |
| Species: | F. smithi
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| Binomial name | |
| Farlowella smithi Fowler, 1913[2]
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Farlowella smithi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes.[2] This catfish is found in the Amazon basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru (and possibly also in Paraguay).[1] This species reaches a standard length of 10 cm (3.9 in).[3]
The specific name honors the collector of the holotype, Edgar A. Smith, an American railway engineer who was tasked by the Brazilian government to oversee the construction of a railway along the Madeira River.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Farlowella smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830126A186971419.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/49830126/186971419. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Farlowella". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Farlowella.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Farlowella smithi" in FishBase. November 2025 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scarpf (30 December 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LORICARIINAE Rafinesque 1815 (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. https://etyfish.org/loricariinae/.
Wikidata ☰ Q3759020 entry
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