Farlowella taphorni Retzer & Page, 1997
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 taphorni 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 Torondoy River basin in the Lake Maracaibo drainage. This species reaches a standard length of 16.2 cm (6.4 in).
The specific name honors the American ichthyologist Donald C. Taphorn in recognition of his contribution to Neotropical ichthyology and his assistance to the species authors, Michael Eugene Retzer and Lawrence M. Page.
Wikipedia contributors, Farlowella taphorni; 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 taphorni Retzer & Page, 1997
- Name authority
- Retzer & Page, 1997
- 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 taphorni Retzer & Page, 1997
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 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 |
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.
- Retzer, M. E., & Page, L. M. (1997). Systematics of the stick catfishes, Farlowella Eigenmann & Eigenmann (Pisces, Loricariidae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 147: 33–88. 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:6HPH6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.