Farlowella oxyrryncha
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| Farlowella oxyrryncha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Farlowella |
| Species: | F. oxyrryncha |
| Binomial name | |
| Farlowella oxyrryncha | |
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Farlowella oxyrryncha is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes.[2] This catfish has been is found in the Amazon basin, as weel as the Tocantins-Araguaia, Orinoco, Essequibo and Gurupi basins in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia. Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela, it may also occur in French Guiana and Suriname.[1] This species grows to a maximum standard length of 23 cm (9.1 in).[3]
