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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). |
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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). |
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Distribution | South America: Upper Amazon River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
Temperature | 24.0-28.0°C or 75.2-82.4°F (Show species within this range) |
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Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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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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Last Update | 2021 Dec 03 08:54 (species record created: 2001 May 04 00:00) |