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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Loricariinae
Etymology: Farlowella: Because of W. G. Farlow, from Harvard University (Ref. 45335); wuyjugu: From the combination of the words 'Wuy Jugu', which refers to the self-denomination of indigenous people known in Brazil as 'Munduruku'; noun in apposition (Ref. 128687).
Eponymy: Dr William Gilson Farlow (1844–1919) was an American physician and botanist who specialised in algae. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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South America: Brazil.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128687)

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This species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: naked gular region (vs. gular region with plates); and presence of 5 lateral series of plate rows on anterior region of the body (vs. 4) (Ref. 128687).

Known from small, forest creek (Ref. 128687).

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Dopazo, M., W.B. Wosiacki and M.R. Britto, 2023. New species of Farlowella (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Tapajós basin, Pará, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 21(1):e220097. (Ref. 128687)

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CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Farlowella wuyjugu Dopazo, Wosiacki & Britto, 2023