Sturisoma
| Sturisoma | |
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| Sturisoma guentheri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Tribe: | Harttiini |
| Genus: | Sturisoma Swainson, 1838 |
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Sturisoma is a genus of armored catfishes native to Central and South America.
Taxonomy[edit]
Sturisoma has been shown to be sister to Farlowella.[1]
Species[edit]
There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Sturisoma barbatum (Kner, 1853)
- Sturisoma brevirostre (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889)
- Sturisoma caquetae (Henry Weed Fowler, 1945)
- Sturisoma graffini Alejandro Londoño-Burbano, 2018
- Sturisoma guentheri (Regan, 1904)
- Sturisoma lyra (Regan, 1904)
- Sturisoma monopelte Fowler, 1914
- Sturisoma nigrirostrum Fowler, 1940
- Sturisoma reisi Londoño-Burbano & Britto, 2022[3]
- Sturisoma robustum (Regan, 1904)
- Sturisoma rostratum (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
- Sturisoma tenuirostre (Steindachner, 1910)
Distribution[edit]
The species of the genus Sturisoma are widely distributed on both slopes of the Andes, in Panama and Colombia, and in the Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraná River basins.[1]
Description[edit]
Sexual dimorphism includes hypertrophied odontodes on the sides of the head of the male.[1]
Ecology[edit]
Sturisoma inhabit gently to swiftly flowing white waters where submerged wood is abundant in the main flow of rivers.[1] Sturisoma species are open brooders.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1462.1.1.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Sturisoma in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Londoño-Burbano, Alejandro & Britto, Marcelo. (2022). A new species of Sturisoma Swainson, 1838 (Loricariidae: Loricariinae) from the Madeira River basin, with a discussion of historical biogeography of western Amazonas and Paraguay River basins. Journal of fish biology. 102. 10.1111/jfb.15251.
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