Pterosturisoma microps • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
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).
Species Information
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).
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Amazon River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Temperature	24.0-28.0°C or 75.2-82.4°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Fishes West. S. America - pp211 - Pl. 8 (figs. 3-4), Pl. 9 (fig. 1)
Registered Keepers	(1) storch31, (2) Sven_N (k: 3), (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, (6) ChristianS (k: 3). Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

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).

Species Information

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).

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Upper Amazon River basin.
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

Temperature

24.0-28.0°C or 75.2-82.4°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Fishes West. S. America - pp211 - Pl. 8 (figs. 3-4), Pl. 9 (fig. 1)

Registered Keepers

(1) storch31, (2) Sven_N (k: 3), (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, (6) ChristianS (k: 3).

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.

Articles