Sturisoma aureum • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish

Close-up of head showing cheek bristles
Close-up of underside of head showing same.
Female
Ventral view illustrating scutes
One day old eggs
Two day old eggs
Three day old eggs
Four day old eggs
Five day old eggs
Six day old eggs
Seven day old eggs
One day old fry - lateral view
One day old fry - ventral view
Three day old fry
Male - ventral view
Female - ventral view
Close-up of female genital area
Close-up of male genital area
Male fanning eggs - lateral view
Male
Close-up of dorsal view
Habitat: Rio Magdalena at Ricaurte
Fry, approx 1 month old

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Sturisoma aureum** (Steindachner, 1900)
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Bodega Central, Rio Magdalena
Synonym(s)	Loricaria aurea
Etymology	German, sturio = sturgeon, + Greek, soma = body. This specific epithet refers to its golden (aureum=golden) colour.
Species Information
Size	150mm (5.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Young Sturisoma of any species are difficult to distinguish. S. aureum can be distinguished from most congeners by the black horizontal markings behind the first dorsal ray, that are solid vice speckled. It also appears to be the smallest member of the genus rarely reaching over six inches in length. S. aureum, when in good condition, has a long trailing fin extension from the upper caudal lobe.
Sexing	Males sport conspicuous odontodes along the sides of the head and rostrum.
General Remarks	This is probably the most common Sturisoma shipped from Colombia. Sturisomatichthys leightoni are often mixed in the shipments. These shipments are also sometimes combined with shipments of another Sturisoma species that are collected further downriver.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Colombia. Found in the Rio Magdalena and its tributaries, upstream of Honda. It appears to be the species common in the upper Magdalena and is replaced downriver by another Sturisoma species. Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
pH	6.6 - 7.6
Temperature	20.0-26.0°C or 68-78.8°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	Soft to medium water hardness. It should also be noted that this fish prefers slightly cooler water and may not thrive in a warmer (over 78°F/26°C) aquarium.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Typical of the genus. The diet should be mainly spinach, cucumber, and algae wafers with meaty food like blood worms or brine shrimp fed once per week.
Furniture	Does well in a planted aquaria with driftwood.
Compatibility	Peaceful community fish. Do not place with more robust loricariids as it is not a strong competitor for food.
Breeding	See Shane's World article.
Further Information
References	Ann. Wien. Mus. Naturges.v. 1 (no. 1) - pp25 Ever and Seidel (2002) cover this fish in earlier editions of their Wels Atlas as Sturisoma sp. \'\'Kolumbien.\'\'
Registered Keepers	(1) daniel60, (2) fmagnier, (3) Yan, (4) Bristle nose, (5) Jojoyojimbi, (6) AmLi (p: 2, k: 2), (7) alga (k: 12), (8) Bas Pels (k: 3), (9) kerryteatsjr (k: 2), (10) Bahney, (11) chillired, (12) Barbie, (13) weisel, (14) MatsP (p: 5, k: 49), who also notes: "Sadly the lone fish died for unknown reasons. Possibly a clogged filter was part of the reason. ", "Fry from two spawnings early this year. Most of these are now sold. ", "New batch of fry. Now sold", "Remaining fry after selling 23 of them.", (15) aledk85, (16) jopbgon, (17) jac (k: 104), who also notes: "Successful breeding pair.", (18) evesonevo (k: 4), (19) novice, (20) Rixxter, (21) fischkringli, (22) coo-ee, (23) ofird, (24) Martin S (k: 3), who also notes: "Fry from MatsP", (25) ozarowana (k: 6), (26) docszoo, (27) ronalddevries, (28) ouscazz (k: 4), (29) drd, (30) m.nl, (31) Wallace (k: 2), (32) summer (k: 5), who also notes: "added a 2nd female and the original snub nosed female grew bristles! the new female and new male had eggs together within days. now we have 2 week-old fry in a breeding trap. they only spawned 10 eggs and only 3 lasted until hatching day.", (33) coelacanth, (34) cory777, (35) knockout (k: 2), (36) uffe, (37) Luis.Ventura, (38) reefdive (p: 2), (39) jimlaroche83 (k: 2), (40) PlecoCrazy (k: 6), (41) catfishhunter, (42) Roland, (43) Armand (k: 4), (44) Dan*, (45) adcc (k: 2), (46) Blackguard. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species. Add this species to your "my cats" page.
Breeding Reports	(1) Armand (b: 39).
More Resources	- Shane's World Reproduction Spawning, Embryo & Fry Development in Sturisoma aureum - Shane's World Reproduction Raising Sturisoma - Search Planet Catfish for more on Sturisoma aureum - BBcode (for use in linking to this page from forum posts) - Look up Sturisoma aureum on AquaticRepublic.com - Look up Sturisoma aureum on Fishbase, I.T.I.S. or ispecies search. - URL (for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)
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Last Update	2009 Jan 07 14:09 (species record created: 2001 Apr 29 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Sturisoma aureum (Steindachner, 1900)

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Bodega Central, Rio Magdalena

Synonym(s)

Loricaria aurea

Etymology

German, sturio = sturgeon, + Greek, soma = body. This specific epithet refers to its golden (aureum=golden) colour.

Species Information

Size

150mm (5.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Young Sturisoma of any species are difficult to distinguish. S. aureum can be distinguished from most congeners by the black horizontal markings behind the first dorsal ray, that are solid vice speckled. It also appears to be the smallest member of the genus rarely reaching over six inches in length. S. aureum, when in good condition, has a long trailing fin extension from the upper caudal lobe.

Sexing

Males sport conspicuous odontodes along the sides of the head and rostrum.

General Remarks

This is probably the most common Sturisoma shipped from Colombia. Sturisomatichthys leightoni are often mixed in the shipments. These shipments are also sometimes combined with shipments of another Sturisoma species that are collected further downriver.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Colombia. Found in the Rio Magdalena and its tributaries, upstream of Honda. It appears to be the species common in the upper Magdalena and is replaced downriver by another Sturisoma species.
Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)

6.6 - 7.6

Temperature

20.0-26.0°C or 68-78.8°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

Soft to medium water hardness. It should also be noted that this fish prefers slightly cooler water and may not thrive in a warmer (over 78°F/26°C) aquarium.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Typical of the genus. The diet should be mainly spinach, cucumber, and algae wafers with meaty food like blood worms or brine shrimp fed once per week.

Furniture

Does well in a planted aquaria with driftwood.

Compatibility

Peaceful community fish. Do not place with more robust loricariids as it is not a strong competitor for food.

Breeding

See Shane's World article.

Further Information

References

Ann. Wien. Mus. Naturges.v. 1 (no. 1) - pp25
Ever and Seidel (2002) cover this fish in earlier editions of their Wels Atlas as Sturisoma sp. \'\'Kolumbien.\'\'

Registered Keepers

(1) daniel60, (2) fmagnier, (3) Yan, (4) Bristle nose, (5) Jojoyojimbi, (6) AmLi (p: 2, k: 2), (7) alga (k: 12), (8) Bas Pels (k: 3), (9) kerryteatsjr (k: 2), (10) Bahney, (11) chillired, (12) Barbie, (13) weisel, (14) MatsP (p: 5, k: 49), who also notes: "Sadly the lone fish died for unknown reasons. Possibly a clogged filter was part of the reason. ", "Fry from two spawnings early this year. Most of these are now sold. ", "New batch of fry. Now sold", "Remaining fry after selling 23 of them.", (15) aledk85, (16) jopbgon, (17) jac (k: 104), who also notes: "Successful breeding pair.", (18) evesonevo (k: 4), (19) novice, (20) Rixxter, (21) fischkringli, (22) coo-ee, (23) ofird, (24) Martin S (k: 3), who also notes: "Fry from MatsP", (25) ozarowana (k: 6), (26) docszoo, (27) ronalddevries, (28) ouscazz (k: 4), (29) drd, (30) m.nl, (31) Wallace (k: 2), (32) summer (k: 5), who also notes: "added a 2nd female and the original snub nosed female grew bristles! the new female and new male had eggs together within days. now we have 2 week-old fry in a breeding trap. they only spawned 10 eggs and only 3 lasted until hatching day.", (33) coelacanth, (34) cory777, (35) knockout (k: 2), (36) uffe, (37) Luis.Ventura, (38) reefdive (p: 2), (39) jimlaroche83 (k: 2), (40) PlecoCrazy (k: 6), (41) catfishhunter, (42) Roland, (43) Armand (k: 4), (44) Dan*, (45) adcc (k: 2), (46) Blackguard.

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