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Farlowella paraguayensis is a species of armored catfish native to Brazil and Paraguay where it occurs in the Paraguay River basin. This species grows to a length of 17.5 centimetres (6.9 in) SL.

Farlowella paraguayensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Farlowella
Species:	F. paraguayensis
Binomial name
Farlowella paraguayensis Retzer & Page, 1997

This small catfish fish has a long snout and a narrow, long body that resembles a twig, hence the common name of twig catfish.[1]

It is available for sale as an aquarium fish and is said to be a peaceful fish that eats vegetable matter. It needs clean well oxygenated water and a sand and gravel bed. It requires warm water between 22 and 27 deg C.[2]

This species of cat fish had been seen 4 times on camera since 2019-11-14 [3]

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Farlowella paraguayensis" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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