Farlowella venezuelensis Martín Salazar, 1964
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 venezuelensis 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 Venezuela where it is found in the drainage of the Gulf of Paria, occurring in the rivers Guarapiche, Cocoyal, Quiriquire, Punceres and Colorado. This species reaches a standard length of 16.2 cm (6.4 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Farlowella venezuelensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:32:56.866828+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Farlowella venezuelensis Martín Salazar, 1964
- Name authority
- Martín Salazar, 1964
- 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 venezuelensis Martín Salazar, 1964
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 henriquei Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 | 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 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 acus venezuelensis Martín Salazar, 1964 Martín Salazar, 1964 | 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.
- Martín Salazar, F. J. (1964). Las especies del género Farlowella de Venezuela (Piscis [sic] - Nematognalhi [sic] - Loricariidae) con descripción de 5 especies y 1 sub-especie nuevas. Memoria de La Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle, 24 (69): 242–260. 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:6HPGV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.