Farlowella vittata – Twig Catfish — Seriously Fish | 水產百科網

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Farlowella agustini Martin Salazar, 1964; Farlowella angosturae Martin Salazar, 1964; Farlowella guaricensis Martin Salazar, 1964; Farlowella roncallii Martin Salazar, 1964

Farlowella: erected by Carl and Rosa Eigenmann (1889) as replacement for Acestra Kner, 1853, the name honours the American botanist from Harvard, William Gibson Farlow (1844-1919), who specialized in algae plants, a reference to the principal diet of this fish.

vittata: Latin for banded, referring to the two lateral dark stripes beginning at the tip of the rostrum, passing over the eyes and ending at the tail.

Order: Siluriformes Family: Loricariidae[1][2]

Orinoco river basin in Colombia and Venezuela.  Type locality: A tributary of Río Uribanto [Uribante], Tachira State, Venezuela.