Sturisoma

Sturisoma
Sturisoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Loricariinae
Tribe: Hartiini
Genus: Sturisoma
Swainson, 1838
Species

S. aureum
S. barbatum
S. brevirostre
S. dariense
S. festivum
S. frenatum
S. guentheri
S. kneri
S. lyra
S. monopelte
S. nigrirostrum
S. panamense
S. robustum
S. rostratum
S. tenuirostre
Synonyms
  • Oxyloricaria
    Bleeker, 1862
  • Parasturisoma
    Miranda Ribeiro, 1911

Sturisoma is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Loricariidae.

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Taxonomy

Sturisoma has been shown to be sister to Farlowella.[1]

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

  1. ^ 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. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01462p040.pdf. 


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