Sturisoma
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Sturisoma
Swainson, 1838
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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 Ghazzi, 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Sturisoma in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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