Whiptail catfish
Farlowella acus
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A twig catfish from South America, with a long, needle-thin body. Vulnerable. It reaches 16 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Farlowella acus
- Family
- Loricariidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Acestra acus, Farlowella scolopacina, Loricaria scolopacina
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 24–26 °C
- pH
- 6–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 3–8 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 16 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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