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 Scientific Name  Sturisomatichthys leightoni  (Regan, 1912) - add this species to your "My Cats" page.
 Common Name(s)  Dwarf Royal Twig Catfish
 Type Locality  Honda, Colombia, elev. 300-400 ft.
 Synonym(s)  Oxyloricaria leightoni
 Etymology  (German)Sturio=Sturgeon + (Greek)soma=body + (Greek) -ichthys=fish. 
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0mm 180mm (7.1") SL 1000mm

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 Distribution  South America: Upper Magdalena and Cauca River basins. 
Colombia Caribean Rivers, Magdalena, Cauca (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Colombia Caribean Rivers, Magdalena, Upper Magdalena (click on these areas to find other species found there)
 Temperature  20.0-24.0°C or 68-75.2°F (Show others)
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 Breeding  Unreported.
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 Registered Keepers 		 (1) ivokilli, (2) pramirez, who also notes, "They're an incredible breeding group with eggs of tree females at the same time in the male nest every month.", (3) sterba.
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 Cool Links  Article - Shane's World > Reproduction > Keeping and Breeding Sturisomatichthys leightoni
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 Last Update  2008-03-23 03:03:40 (species record created: 2001-04-29 00:00:00)
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