Farlowella gianetii
| Farlowella gianetii | |
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| Holotype specimen a) lateral, b) dorsal, and c) ventral views (scale bar: 1 cm) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Farlowella |
| Species: | F. gianetii
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| Binomial name | |
| Farlowella gianetii Ballen, Pastana & L. A. W. Peixoto, 2016[2]
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Farlowella gianetii 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 found in South America where it occurs in the upper Xingu River basin in the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil.[1] This species reaches a standard length of at least 12.1 cm (4.8 in).[3]
Taxonomy
Farlowella gianetii was described in 2016 by the Brazilian ichthyologists Gustavo A. Ballen, Murino N. L. Pastana and Luiz Peixoto with its type locality given as the Rio Couto de Magalhães at Campinápolis in the rio Xingu basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil at 13°50'17"S, 53°03'53"W.[2] The genus Farlowella is placed in the tribe Hartiini by some authorities.[4] This genus is classified in the subfamily Loricariinae of the family Loricariidae and the suborder Loricarioidei within the catfish order, Siluriformes.[5]
Etymology
Its specific name, gianetii, honors Dr. Michel Donato Gianeti, manager of the ichthyological collections of the University of São Paulo.[6]
References
- ^ a b Lyons, T.J. (2021). "Farlowella gianetii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T173831550A173831554. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T173831550A173831554.en. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Farlowella". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Farlowella gianetii". FishBase. November 2025 version.
- ^ Covain, R.; Fisch-Muller, S.; Montoya-Burgos, J.I.; et al. (2012). "The Harttiini (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Guianas: a multi-table approach to assess their diversity, evolution, and distribution". Cybium. 36 (1): 115–161.
- ^ Richard van der Laan; Ronald Fricke (eds.). "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification". Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ Ballen, Gustavo A.; Pastana, Murilo N. L.; Peixoto, Luiz A. W. (2016). "A new species of Farlowella (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) of the F. nattereri species-group from the rio Xingu basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil, with comments on Farlowella jauruensis, a poorly-known species from the upper rio Paraguai basin". Neotropical Ichthyology. 14 (3). doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20160046.