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: Sturisomatichthys
Sturisomatichthys is a genus of armored catfishes native to Central and South America.
Contents
1 Species
2 Distribution and habitat
3 Description
4 References
Species
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
Sturisomatichthys aureus (Steindachner, 1900)
Sturisomatichthys caquetae (Fowler, 1945)
Sturisomatichthys citurensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
Sturisomatichthys dariensis (Meek and Hildebrand, 1913)
Sturisomatichthys festivus (Myers, 1942)
Sturisomatichthys frenatus (Boulenger, 1902)
Sturisomatichthys guaitipan Londoño-Burbano & Reis, 2019
Sturisomatichthys kneri (Ghazzi, 2005)
Sturisomatichthys leightoni (Regan, 1912)
Sturisomatichthys panamensis (Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1889)
Sturisomatichthys reinae Londoño-Burbano & Reis, 2019
Sturisomatichthys tamanae (Regan, 1912)
Sturisomatichthys varii Londoño-Burbano & Reis, 2019
Distribution and habitat
The genus Sturisomatichthys is distributed in the northwestern part of South America, on the Pacific and Atlantic slopes of the Andes. The species appear to occupy the same ecological niche as those in Sturisoma.[3]
Description
Sexual dimorphism and reproductive biology of Sturisomatichthys similar to Sturisoma. Sturisomatichthys is distinguished from Sturisoma primarily by the absence of a rostrum. Only one species, S. citurensis, from Panama, seems to be significantly different from all congeneric species in having an abdominal plate cover consisting of small platelets without any particular organization. Other species may represent a species complex with a short snout as in the genus Farlowella with reference to the representatives of the F. curtirostra group. The weakness of this diagnostic feature could lead to the synonymy of Sturisomatichthys with Sturisoma.[3] Sturisomatichthys species grow to about 18–25 centimetres (7.1–9.8 inches) in length.[1]
References
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Sturisomatichthys in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Londoño-Burbano, Alejandro; Reis, Roberto E. (2019-12-03). "A Taxonomic Revision of Sturisomatichthys Isbrücker and Nijssen, 1979 (Loricariidae: Loricariinae), with Descriptions of Three New Species". Copeia. 107 (4): 764–806. doi:10.1643/CI-19-226. ISSN 0045-8511.
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.
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