Sturisoma
| Sturisoma | |
|---|---|
| |
| Sturisoma aureum | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Tribe: | Harttiini |
| Genus: | Sturisoma Swainson, 1838 |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Sturisoma is a genus of armored catfishes native to Central and South America.
Taxonomy[]
Sturisoma has been shown to be sister to Farlowella.[1]
Species[]
There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Sturisoma aureum (Steindachner, 1900)
- Sturisoma barbatum (Kner, 1853)
- Sturisoma brevirostre (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889)
- Sturisoma dariense (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
- Sturisoma festivum G. S. Myers, 1942
- Sturisoma frenatum (Boulenger, 1902)
- Sturisoma guentheri (Regan, 1904)
- Sturisoma kneri , 2005
- Sturisoma lyra (Regan, 1904)
- Sturisoma monopelte Fowler, 1914
- Sturisoma nigrirostrum Fowler, 1940
- Sturisoma panamense (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889)
- Sturisoma robustum (Regan, 1904)
- Sturisoma rostratum (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
- Sturisoma tenuirostre (Steindachner, 1910)
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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Sturisoma in FishBase. December 2011 version.
 | This Loricariidae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Sturisoma
- Fish of South America
- Fish of the Amazon basin
- Freshwater fish genera
- Catfish genera
- Taxa named by William John Swainson
- Loricariidae stubs