what kind of Sturisoma is this?

mallemalle · Post by **mallemalle** » 03 Oct 2003, 12:49

Is it Sturisoma aureum or is it S. panamense?

or maybe someone else?

http://www.corydorasworld.com/planetcat ... urisoma_sp

Mallemalle

Post by **Silurus** » 03 Oct 2003, 12:58

Looks more like S. barbatum to me.

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 03 Oct 2003, 16:29

<I>S. festivum</I> would be my guess.

Jools

mallemalle · Post by **mallemalle** » 03 Oct 2003, 17:00

here is a body picture as well.

http://www.corydorasworld.com/planetcat ... urisoma_sp

Mallemalle

pturley · Post by **pturley** » 03 Oct 2003, 17:57

I concurr with Jools. Likely a Sturisoma festivum. Young adult male.

Sincerely,
Paul E. Turley

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 06 Oct 2003, 10:57

Hi!

Shouldn't the body be more higher for Sturismoa festivum?
How long is your fish?
The fact that no filaments are shown on the dorsal and pectoral fins anyoe me a bit as well. It should be present when the fish get mature.
Cheers
Yann

mallemalle · Post by **mallemalle** » 06 Oct 2003, 11:56

the fish is about 17 cm long

Mallemalle

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 06 Oct 2003, 18:48

Hi!

With 17cm, it really can't be a festivum, the filament should be really presents on the dorsal and pectoral fins. The body should really be higher than this.
Cheers
Yann

Sid Guppy · Post by **Sid Guppy** » 06 Oct 2003, 21:24

Looks like Sturisoma panamense to me, especially that reddish brown color.

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 07 Oct 2003, 18:46

Hi!

it could well be as Sturisoma panamense has a rather flat body with no filament in the dorsal and pectoral fins!
Cheers
Yann

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 07 Oct 2003, 18:52

yannfulliquet wrote:Hi!

With 17cm, it really can't be a festivum, the filament should be really presents on the dorsal and pectoral fins. The body should really be higher than this.
Cheers
Yann

SL or TL? Even at 17cm SL, the profile isn't that far off. The filament I agree with but maybe it has been removed one way or another. Colour is not a good identifying characterstic for these fish at all as they change quite dramatically depending on conditions.

Jools

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 07 Oct 2003, 19:20

Hi!

Well I still doubt about the festivum id and would likely think at panamense.
The dorsal fin is not curved the way it is on festivum....
cheers
Yann

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 07 Oct 2003, 19:24

I found another picture in the album -

Still just don't know, still tend towards <I>S. festivum</I> but not so sure now. You are right about the dorsal fin curve, but the fish does look just too small to be showing this as obviously as you would expect. Anyone find any pictures of similar sized ones with the "festivum dorsal"?

Jools

Sid Guppy · Post by **Sid Guppy** » 07 Oct 2003, 21:46

I always thought that in S festivum (and S aureum, if festivum is not similar to aureum) the dark band goes upward and reaches the dorsal fin, but with this fish it doesn't (similar to S barbatum, but this fish is obviously no barbatum).

mallemalle · Post by **mallemalle** » 07 Oct 2003, 22:31

ill try to tak an picture of the fish when its not on the stone so it might be possible to se the other coloration of the camo. the Sturisoma belongs to a friend of mine so ill bring the camera next time i drop by him.

Mallemalle