Sturisoma barbatum • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Sturisoma barbatum** (Kner, 1953)
Common Name(s)	Longnose Whiptail
Type Locality	Rio Cuiabá, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Loricaria barbata
Etymology	German, sturio = sturgeon, + Greek, soma = body. This specific epithet refers to its beard (barbatum=beard).
Species Information
Size	280mm (11") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Paraguay River basin. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.4 - 7.2
Temperature	20.0-22.0°C or 68-71.6°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	dH°15.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	[Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 6, pp87 [23] Pl. 5 (figs. 1-3)
Registered Keepers	(1) Firestorming (k: 4), (2) Bas Pels, (3) Ozcattie (k: 2), (4) milosz (k: 2), (5) auz_legend, (6) Yoshi. 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

Sturisoma barbatum (Kner, 1953)

Common Name(s)

Longnose Whiptail

Type Locality

Rio Cuiabá, Brazil.

Synonym(s)

Loricaria barbata

Etymology

German, sturio = sturgeon, + Greek, soma = body. This specific epithet refers to its beard (barbatum=beard).

Species Information

Size

280mm (11") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Paraguay River basin.
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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

6.4 - 7.2

Temperature

20.0-22.0°C or 68-71.6°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

dH°15.

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

[Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 6, pp87 [23] Pl. 5 (figs. 1-3)

Registered Keepers

(1) Firestorming (k: 4), (2) Bas Pels, (3) Ozcattie (k: 2), (4) milosz (k: 2), (5) auz_legend, (6) Yoshi.

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.