Farlowella mitoupibo

Farlowella mitoupibo
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Farlowella
Species:	F. mitoupibo
Binomial name
Farlowella mitoupibo Ballen, Urbano-Bonilla & Zamudio, 2016 [2]

Farlowella mitoupibo is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armored suckermouth catfishes. ^[2] This catfish is found in South America, where it occurs in the upper Guaviare River, which is part of the Orinoco basin in Colombia. This species reaches a standard length of 19.3 cm (7.6 in). ^[3] It was described in 2016 by Gustavo A. Ballen, Alexander Urbano-Bonilla and Jhon Zamudio. Its specific name, mitoupibo, is derived from the Guahibo name for fishes of the genus Farlowella. ^[4]

References

1. Villa-Navarro, F.; DoNascimiento, CD; Mojica, J.I.; et al. (2021). "Farlowella mitoupibo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T176110194A176110207. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T176110194A176110207.en . Retrieved 16 September 2025.
2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Farlowella". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 January 2026.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Farlowella mitoupibo". FishBase . November 2025 version.
4. Ballen, Gustavo; Urbano-Bonillla, Alexander; Zamudio, Jhon (2016). "Farlowella mitoupibo, a new species of stick catfish from the upper Guaviare River, Orinoco basin, Colombia (Teleostei: Loricariidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 27: 325–332.