Sturisoma

Sturisoma aureum

Sturisoma is a genus of the armored catfish ( Loricariidae ). All Sturisoma species occur on both sides of the Andes, the Amazon basin, in the Río Paraná, in the Orinoco in Colombia and Panama in tropical South America. They prefer moderate to fast flowing waters with dead wood, to which they also place their guarded by the male spawning. In German, the fish are also called Sturisoma.

Features

The fish have similar extremely low and lean body of a long, thin branch. The head is extended by a rostrum. The mouth is inferior. The pectoral fins and the dorsal fin is sickle-shaped and very large. The caudal fin is sitting at a long tail stalk and usually ends in long filaments. Most species are brown in color, each with a dark brown longitudinal stripes on the sides, starting at the tip of the rostrum and takes place over the eyes to the tail. At the caudal peduncle, the longitudinal band is often interrupted and only consists of individual spots. Sturisoma species are 12 to 28 inches long.

Species

There are 15 types:

  • Goldbart catfish ( Sturisoma aureum ) ( Steindachner, 1900)
  • Sturisoma barbatum ( Kner, 1853)
  • Sturisoma brevirostre ( Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
  • Sturisoma dariense (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
  • Sturisoma festivum 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 ( Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
  • Sturisoma robustum ( Regan, 1904)
  • Sturisoma rostratum ( Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
  • Sturisoma tenuirostre ( Steindachner, 1910)
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