/loricariidae/sturisoma/panamense/1.jpg "Sturisoma panamense(1) Wild caught at locality shown - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/sturisoma/panamense/2.jpg "Sturisoma panamense(2) Habitat: Rio Ipeti: Panama - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Sturisoma panamense (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) |
| Common Name(s) | Royal Twig Catfish |
| Type Locality | Panama |
| Synonym(s) | Loricaria panamensis |
| Etymology | German, sturio = sturgeon, + Greek, soma = body. The specific epithet is for the species country of origin, Panama. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 200mm (7.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Another elegant species confused with S. festivum (and thus S. aureum). This species can be distinguished by the fins which, while spectacular, do not have the trailing extensions of S. festivum. |
| General Remarks | In the wild this species can be found in a water temperature of about 25°C, pH 7.4 and in strong current. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central and South America: Pacific slope rivers of Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador; Caribbean slope rivers of Colombia. Panama Pacific Rivers (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Colombia Caribbean Rivers (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Colombia Pacific Rivers (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Ecuador Pacific Coast Rivers (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.5 - 7.2 |
| Temperature | 26.0-29.0°C or 78.8-84.2°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Firestorming (k: 4), (2) Aquariumfun (k: 52), (3) theonetruepath (k: 4), (4) FuglyDragon (k: 3), (5) Juand15, (6) h2opleco, (7) AleGer (k: 3), (8) Chi, (9) lnumbers63 (p: 2), (10) fleahound, (11) joemc, (12) tijani, (13) 2wheelsx2, who also notes: "In a 20 gallon quarantine for now.
One didn't make it in the quarantine tank.
Lost one June 26, 2011
June 28, 2011. Lost another. Down to 2.
Wrong species. They are actually Sturisomatichithys leightoni
Lost another today so down to last one. July 20, 2011", (14) sturisomajohnny (k: 4), (15) SHEAG, (16) Ozcattie (k: 2), (17) dt23, (18) browny85, (19) liushenyu (p: 2), (20) AquariumLover04 (k: 2), (21) milosz (k: 2), (22) David R. 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 | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Dec 07 02:39 (species record created: 2001 Apr 29 00:00) |
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