Farlowella henriquei Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Farlowella henriquei is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Araguaia River and Tocantins River basins in the state of Goiás. This species reaches a standard length of 17.5 cm (6.9 in).
The specific name honors Capt. Henrique Silva, who collected the holotype.
Wikipedia contributors, Farlowella henriquei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:32:49.059546+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Farlowella henriquei Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
- Name authority
- Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Farlowella
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyLoricariidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLoricariinae Rafinesque, 1815
- tribeFarlowellini Fowler, 1958
- genusFarlowella Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
- speciesFarlowella henriquei Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Farlowella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Farlowella acus (Kner, 1853) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Farlowella amazonum (Günther, 1864) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Farlowella colombiensis Retzer & Page, 1997 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Farlowella jauruensis Eigenmann & Vance, 1917 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Farlowella nattereri Steindachner, 1910 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Farlowella odontotumulus Retzer & Page, 1997 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Farlowella oxyrryncha (Kner, 1853) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Farlowella paraguayensis Retzer & Page, 1997 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Farlowella venezuelensis Martín Salazar, 1964 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Farlowella schreitmuelleri Ahl, 1937 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Farlowella isbruckeri Retzer & Page, 1997 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Farlowella rugosa Boeseman, 1971 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Farlowella henrique Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Miranda Ribeiro, & de, A. (1918). Tres generos e dezesete especies novas de peixes Brasilieros. Revista Do Museu Paulista, 10: 631–646, 1 pl. [Also as a separate, pp. 1–18, 1 pl.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3DV9D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.