Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes
Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Loricariinae
Tribus: Loricariini
Genus: Sturisoma
Species: S. aureum - S. barbatum – S. brevirostre – S. dariense – S. festivum – S. frenatum – S. guentheri – S. kneri – S. lyra – S. monopelte – S. nigrirostrum – S. panamense – S. robustum – S. rostratum – S. tenuirostre
Name
Sturisoma Swainson, 1838
Synonyms
Oxyloricaria Bleeker, 1862
Parasturisoma Miranda Ribeiro, 1911
References
Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia 2007: The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis. Zootaxa 1462: 1–40.
Sturisoma is a genus of armored catfishes native to Central and South America.
Taxonomy
Sturisoma has been shown to be sister to Farlowella.[1]
Species
There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:[2]
Sturisoma aureum (Steindachner, 1900)
Sturisoma barbatum (Kner, 1853)
Sturisoma brevirostre (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889)
Sturisoma dariense (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
Sturisoma festivum G. S. Myers, 1942
Sturisoma frenatum (Boulenger, 1902)
Sturisoma guentheri (Regan, 1904)
Sturisoma kneri Ghazzi, 2005
Sturisoma lyra (Regan, 1904)
Sturisoma monopelte Fowler, 1914
Sturisoma nigrirostrum Fowler, 1940
Sturisoma panamense (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889)
Sturisoma robustum (Regan, 1904)
Sturisoma rostratum (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Sturisoma tenuirostre (Steindachner, 1910)
Distribution
The species of the genus Sturisoma are widely distributed on both slopes of the Andes, in Panama and Colombia, and in the Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraná River basins.[1]
Description
Sexual dimorphism includes hypertrophied odontodes on the sides of the head of the male.[1]
Ecology
Sturisoma inhabit gently to swiftly flowing white waters where submerged wood is abundant in the main flow of rivers.[1] Sturisoma species are open brooders.[1]
References
Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Sturisoma in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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