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Scientific Name	**Sturisoma robustum** (Regan, 1904)
Common Name	Whiptail Pleco
Type Locality	Río Paraguay.
Synonym(s)	Oxyloricaria robustum
Etymology	German, sturio = sturgeon, + Greek, soma = body. This specific epithet literally means strong (robustum=strong, robust).
Species Information
Size	250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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	South America: La Plata River basin. La Plata (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1), pp 300, Pl. 19 (fig. 1).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2021 Feb 15 05:29 (species record created: 2004 Nov 27 00:00)