Farlowella acus
| Farlowella acus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Farlowella |
| Species: | F. acus
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| Binomial name | |
| Farlowella acus (Kner, 1853)
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Farlowella acus, the whiptail catfish or twig catfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armoured suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is found in South America. It is the type species of the genus Farlowella. The whiptail catfish is kept in the aquarium hobby.