Farlowella nattereri


Farlowella nattereri is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armored suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru. It occurs in the upper Essequibo and Amazon basins. This species grows to a maximum standard length of.

Etymology

Farlowella nattereri has the specific name nattereri, this honors the Austrian naturalist Johann Natterer who collected specimens in South America for 18 years, including the holotype of this species.