Farlowella ID ?

Charly EON · Post by **Charly EON** » 05 Apr 2006, 13:56

Caught in Rio Negro in Barcelos vincinity

which species is this ?

Raph · Post by **Raph** » 05 Apr 2006, 14:14

The Farlowella is probably F. oxyrryncha and the Rineloricaria is R. platyura.

Cheers
Raph

Charly EON · Post by **Charly EON** » 06 Apr 2006, 17:26

Thanks Raph.

Which diagnosis features leads you to think this is F. oxyrhyncha ??

Merci d'avance.

Charly

Raph · Post by **Raph** » 06 Apr 2006, 17:59

Hi,

3 raws of abdominal plates, long and quite broad rostrum, and distribution. There is a second (almost) species in the Rio Negro that is F. nattereri, but the rostrum is shorter, and the median series of abdominal plates is well defined.

Cheers
Raph