Sturisomatichthys festivus • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Sturisomatichthys festivus** (Myers, 1942)
Common Name	Real Royal Farlowella
Type Locality	Río Monay, 35 km north of Trujillo, Motatan system, Maracaibo basin, Venezuela.
Synonym(s)	Sturisoma festivum
Pronunciation	fess TIV um
Etymology	(German)Sturio=Sturgeon + (Greek) soma=body + (Greek) -ichthys=fish.
Species Information
Size	180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Venezuela: Maracaibo Basin Colombia: Rio Catatumbo. Lake Maracaibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Lake Maracaibo, Catatumbo (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)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There are 9 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 2 (no. 4), pp 100, Figs. 8-10.
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Last Update	2019 Sep 18 14:18 (species record created: 2002 Apr 06 00:00)