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Guillermo Terán (2) Felipe Alonso (1)

Description: Farlowella azpelicuetae is assigned to the Farlowella nattereri group sensu Ballen et al. (2016a), because it exhibits the following characteristics: five lateral plates on the anterior portion of the body, three abdominal plate series, and diamond shaped median plates. Habitat: Specimens were collected at altitudes ranging from 310 to 450 metres in the main channel of the Bermejo and San Francisco Rivers, associated with wood drift debris on the margins. No specimens of this species were captured in streams, or small courses of water sampled in the area (Terán et al 2019). Aquarium Care: Water parameters will need to be at the highest quality to keep this catfish in good health. Diet: Feed vegetable food such as algae, cucumber, courgette (zucchini), spinach, lettuce and peas but will also eat other foods in the aquarium. Etymology: The species is named azpelicuetae after Dr. María de las Mercedes Azpelicueta, in recognition of her prominent contributions to ichthyology, especially to the systematics of Argentinian fishes. She described numerous species and was essential to the formation of subsequent generations of freshwater fish systematists in Argentina. Amatronym in genitive case (Terán et al 2019).

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Loricariidae

South America: Distributed in the upper Bermejo River basin, La Plata basin, provinces of Salta and Jujuy in the Yungas region, northwestern Argentina.

14.0cm (5½ins)

22-25°c (71-75°f.)

6.0-7.0.

Terán, Guillermo E., Ballen, Gustavo A., Alonso, Felipe, Aguilera, Gastón, & Mirande, J. Marcos. (2019). A new species of Farlowella (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper Bermejo River, La Plata River basin, northwestern Argentina. Neotropical Ichthyology, 17(2), e180114. Epub June 27, 2019.