Farlowella amazonum

Farlowella amazonum
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Loricariinae
Tribe:	Harttiini
Genus:	Farlowella
Species:	F. amazonum
Binomial name
	Farlowella amazonum; (Günther, 1864)
Synonyms
	Farlowella platorhynchus Retzer & Page, 1997

Farlowella amazonum is a species of armored catfish native to Argentina and Brazil where it is found in Tocantins, La Plata and Amazon basins. This species grows to a length of 22.5 centimetres (8.9 in) SL.

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Farlowella amazonum" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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