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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pterosturisoma microps (Eigenmann & Allen, 1942) |
| Common Name | Long-tailed Sturisoma |
| Type Locality | Iquitos, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Harttia microps |
| Etymology | From the Greek, pteron, meaning wing or fin and the German, sturio, meaning sturgeon and the Greek, soma = body. This specific epithet refers to its small(mikros=small) eyes(ops=eyes). |
| Articles |  - CotM  2011 November |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 161mm or 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) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Temperature | 24.0-28.0°C or 75.2-82.4°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Fishes of western South America, pp 211, Pl. 8 (figs. 3-4), Pl. 9 (fig. 1). |
| Registered Keepers | There are 9 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 12 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.90.242 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2001 May 04 00:00) |