Sturisoma is a genus of armored catfishes native to Central and South America.
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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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Taxonomy
editSturisoma has been shown to be sister to Farlowella.[1]
Species
editThere 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
editThe 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
editSexual dimorphism includes hypertrophied odontodes on the sides of the head of the male.[1]
Ecology
editSturisoma 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Sturisoma". 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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