Sturisomatichthys
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| Sturisomatichthys leightoni | |
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| Tribe: | Harttiini
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| Genus: | Sturisomatichthys Isbr��cker & Nijssen, 1979
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| Oxyloricaria leightoni Regan, 1912
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Sturisomatichthys is a genus of armored catfishes native to Central and South America.
Species[]
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- (Steindachner, 1900)
- Sturisomatichthys caquetae (Fowler, 1945)
- Sturisomatichthys citurensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
- (Meek and Hildebrand, 1913)
- (Myers, 1942)
- (Boulenger, 1902)
- Londoño-Burbano & Reis, 2019
- (Ghazzi, 2005)
- Sturisomatichthys leightoni (Regan, 1912)
- (Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1889)
- Londoño-Burbano & Reis, 2019
- Sturisomatichthys tamanae (Regan, 1912)
- Londoño-Burbano & Reis, 2019
Distribution and habitat[]
The genus Sturisomatichthys is distributed in the northwestern part of South America, on the Pacific and Atlantic slopes of the Andes. The species appear to occupy the same ecological niche as those in Sturisoma.[3]
Description[]
Sexual dimorphism and reproductive biology of Sturisomatichthys similar to Sturisoma. Sturisomatichthys is distinguished from Sturisoma primarily by the absence of a rostrum. Only one species, S. citurensis, from Panama, seems to be significantly different from all congeneric species in having an abdominal plate cover consisting of small platelets without any particular organization. Other species may represent a species complex with a short snout as in the genus Farlowella with reference to the representatives of the F. curtirostra group. The weakness of this diagnostic feature could lead to the synonymy of Sturisomatichthys with Sturisoma.[3] Sturisomatichthys species grow to about 18–25 centimetres (7.1–9.8 inches) in length.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Sturisomatichthys in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Londoño-Burbano, Alejandro; Reis, Roberto E. (2019-12-03). "A Taxonomic Revision of Sturisomatichthys Isbrücker and Nijssen, 1979 (Loricariidae: Loricariinae), with Descriptions of Three New Species". Copeia. 107 (4): 764–806. doi:10.1643/CI-19-226. ISSN 0045-8511.
- ^ a b 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.
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