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Sturisoma
Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sturisoma is a genus of armored catfishes native to Central and South America.
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Taxonomy
Sturisoma has been shown to be sister to Farlowella.[1]
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Sturisoma barbatum (Kner, 1853)
- Sturisoma brevirostre (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
- Sturisoma careirensia Londoño-Burbano & Britto, 2023
- Sturisoma defranciscoi Londoño-Burbano & Britto, 2023
- Sturisoma ghazziae Londoño-Burbano & Britto, 2023
- Sturisoma graffini Londoño-Burbano, 2018
- Sturisoma guentheri (Regan, 1904)
- Sturisoma lyra (Regan, 1904)
- Sturisoma monopelte Fowler, 1914
- Sturisoma nigrirostrum Fowler, 1940
- Sturisoma rapppydanielae Londoño-Burbano & Britto, 2023
- Sturisoma reisi Londoño-Burbano and Britto, 2022[3]
- Sturisoma rostratum (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
- Sturisoma tenuirostre (Steindachner, 1910)
- Synonyms
- Sturisoma caquetae (Henry Weed Fowler, 1945); valid as Sturisomatichthys caquetae
- Sturisoma robustum (Regan, 1904); valid as S. barbatum
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Distribution
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
Sexual dimorphism includes hypertrophied odontodes on the sides of the head of the male.[1]
Ecology
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
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