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Close-up of head
Pair - female below
Close-up of mouth

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Scientific Name	**Sturisoma barbatum** (Kner, 1853)
Common Names	Longnose Whiptail Gemeiner Bartwels (Germany)
Type Locality	Rio Cuiabá, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Loricaria barbata
Etymology	German, sturio = sturgeon, + Greek, soma = body. This specific epithet refers to its beard (barbatum=beard).
Species Information
Size	280mm or 11" 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: Paraguay River basin. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
pH	6.4 - 7.2
Temperature	20.0-22.0°C or 68-71.6°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	dH°15.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	[Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 6, pp87 [23] Pl. 5 (figs. 1-3)
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2003 Jan 25 00:00)