Farlowella sp. Colombia

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Farlowella sp. Colombia

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I picked up 3 of these, anyone know if this is a described species?
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Re: Farlowella sp. Colombia

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Can you get a photo of the belly scutes?
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Re: Farlowella sp. Colombia

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This is the best i could get
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mallemalle wrote: 15 Jan 2023, 20:56This is the best i could get
It can be difficult to get pictures in focus when that close up. If you're using a cell phone, many of them have a "pro" setting which allows you to focus manually.

Even so, from your photo it appears your fish has two rows of abdominal scutes, although I wouldn't bet anything on it.

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Re: Farlowella sp. Colombia

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bekateen wrote: 15 Jan 2023, 21:41
mallemalle wrote: 15 Jan 2023, 20:56This is the best i could get

Even so, from your photo it appears your fish has two rows of abdominal scutes, although I wouldn't bet anything on it.

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it`s two rows.
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Re: Farlowella sp. Colombia

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mallemalle wrote: 15 Jan 2023, 21:48it`s two rows.
That's what I see. I'm inclined towards , althought there are other traits which are necessary to confirm ID and which are not visible in your photos.

There is a key to the genus here: viewtopic.php?p=324637#p324637

Using that key, I followed these steps, with a little guessing:
  • 1b
  • 5b
  • 23b (guess, based on the fact that I can't make out any hinto of a median abdominal scute at base of pelvic fins)
  • 27b (guess, based on staring at your first pics)
  • 28a (guess, based on caudal fin pigmentation) (F. vittata)
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