Sturisoma

Sturisoma is a genus of armored catfishes native to Central and South America.

Sturisoma
Sturisoma aureum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Tribe:	Harttiini
Genus:	Sturisoma Swainson, 1838
Synonyms
Oxyloricaria Bleeker, 1862 Parasturisoma Miranda Ribeiro, 1911

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

1. 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.
2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Sturisoma in FishBase. December 2011 version.