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Scientific Name	**Farlowella smithi** Fowler, 1913
Common Name	Smith's Twig Catfish
Type Locality	Rio Madeira, about 200 miles east of 62°20'W, Amazonas State, Brazil.
Type Locality Notes	Fowler reported the type locality as "Madeira River, about 200 miles east of W. Long. 62°20', Brazil." But if you drop a pin on the middle Rio Madeira (near Ipixuna region), you'll see that the longitude is exactly 62°20' W. So how do you go 200 miles east of that and also be on the Madeira river? The only way is to move northeast along the Madeira to Nova Olinda do Norte. This does keep you on the Madeira and you are about 200 miles east of 62°20'W, but that is an awfully circular way to describe what could have been an easy place to characterize, especially given that the paratypes are collected in the vicinity of Porto Velho. For lack of additional information, the type locality is plotted as Rio Madeira near Nova Olinda do Norte (-3.802724, -59.048472).
Pronunciation	far LOW ella
Etymology	This genus is named after W. G. Farlow, from Harvard University.
Species Information
Size	100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The genus <em>Farlowella</em> is distinguished by its elongate and slender body with a pronounced rostrum (of variable length), having the dorsal fin located near the middle of the body and only slightly anterior to the anal fin (vs. having the dorsal fin conspicuously closer to the head than the tail, and significantly further anterior than the anal fin), and having a brownish color with two lateral dark stripes beginning at the tip of the rostrum, passing through the eyes and ending at the tail. A key to the genus can be found <a href="https://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=324637#p324637">here</a>;.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Middle Madeira River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Middle Madeira (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Suggested Tankmates	Smaller Tetras or Rasboras are suitably mannered - perhaps hatchetfish are best. Avoid fast or "nippy" fishes such as Danios or Barbs. Will do well with <em>Corydoras</em> catfish, but larger catfish or cichlids are to be avoided.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 65: pp574, Fig. 24.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:08 (species record created: 2011 Sep 23 10:02)