Farlowella altocorpus

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Farlowella altocorpus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Farlowella
Species:
F. altocorpus
Binomial name
Farlowella altocorpus
Retzer, 2006 [2]

Farlowella altocorpus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armoured suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is endemic to Bolivia where it occurs in the Coroico River. This species grows to a length of 17.0 centimetres (6.7 in) SL. [3]

References

  1. Carvajal, F.; Maldonado, M.; Sarmiento, J. & Van Damme, P.A. (2023) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Farlowella altocorpus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T58694026A244863614. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T58694026A244863614.en . Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Genus-Farlowella". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Farlowella altocorpus". FishBase . December 2011 version.