Sturisomatichthys leightoni

Sturisomatichthys leightoni is a species of armored catfish of the family Loricariidae endemic to Colombia, where it occurs in the upper Magdalena and Cauca River basins. This species grows to a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) SL.

Sturisomatichthys leightoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Sturisomatichthys
Species:
S. leightoni
Binomial name
Sturisomatichthys leightoni
(Regan, 1912)

Mark

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The Sturisomatichthys leightoni is about 14 to 18 cm long. Its upper caudal fin is longer than its lower caudal fin. Both of them are elongated and peaked.

Sex differences

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The male Sturisomatichthys leightoni is shorter than the female one and has a short beard (1–2 mm).

Reproduction

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The female lays about 40 eggs. The male fans fresh water on top of the eggs until the babies hatch. This takes about 6–7 days.

Etymology

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The catfish is named in honor of Sir Bryan Leighton (1868-1919), who presented the type specimen to the British Museum.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 February 2022.