PlanetCatfish.com - Pterosturisoma microps (Loricariidae) Cat-eLog

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
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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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2001 May 04 00:00)