PlanetCatfish.com - Sturisomatichthys sp. `RIO ATABAPO` (Loricariidae) Cat-eLog

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	Sturisomatichthys sp. `RIO ATABAPO`
Common Name
Etymology	(German)Sturio=Sturgeon + (Greek) soma=body + (Greek) -ichthys=fish.
Species Information
Identification	Sturisoma and Sturisomatichthys can be difficult to tell apart. Older descriptions of the genera emphasized the length of the snout (elongated in Sturisoma), but this trait is not reliable across species. Recent analyses allow discrimination based on the abdominal plates, fin colors and lateral plates: Sturisoma has its central abdominal plates arranged in three clearly-defined longitudinal series; all fins (except sometimes pectoral fins) lack dark spots; and 20–21 lateral plates in median series. Sturisomatichthys has its central abdominal plates less organized, not arranged in clearly-defined longitudinal series; dark spots usually present on one or more of the dorsal-, pectoral-, pelvic, or anal-fins; and 15–18 lateral plates in median series. Furthermore, to date all Sturisoma are cis-Andean; most (but not all) Sturisomatichthys are trans-Andean.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Atabapo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
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Last Update	2007 Feb 24 08:23 (species record created: 2006 Nov 20 10:27)