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Scientific Name Pterosturisoma microps  (Eigenmann & Allen, 1942)     
Common Name(s) Long-tailed Sturisoma
Type Locality Iquitos, Peru.
Synonym(s) Harttia microps
Etymology Genus: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + German, sturio = sturgeon + Greek, stoma = mouth This specific epithet refers to its small(mikros=small) eyes(ops=eyes).
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Size 160mm (6.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing Males have a pentagon shaped pregenital scute, females it is more exaggerated into a star shape (i.e. has concave as opposed to straight perimeter).
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Distribution South America: Upper Amazon River basin.
Amazon, Upper Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
Temperature 24.0-28.0°C or 75.2-82.4°F (Show others within this range)
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Breeding Unreported.
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References Fishes West. S. America - pp211 - Pl. 8 (figs. 3-4), Pl. 9 (fig. 1)
Registered Keepers (1) storch31, (2) Sven_N (k: 4), (3) ElTofi (k: 2), who also notes: "Unfortunately, I lost one which jumped out of the tank, chased by a Pterophyllum", (4) Benjamin Goh, (5) oneoddfish.

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Breeding Reports None.
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Last Update 2008 May 31 02:57 (species record created: 2001 May 04 00:00)

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