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Scientific Name	**Sturisomatichthys citurensis** (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
Common Name
Type Locality	Río Cupe at Cituro, Panama.
Synonym(s)	Acanthicus citurensis, Oxyloricaria citurensis, Sturisoma citurense
Etymology	(German)Sturio=Sturgeon + (Greek) soma=body + (Greek) -ichthys=fish.
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	Central America: Tuira and Bayano River basins. Panama Pacific Rivers, Tuira (click on these areas to find other species found there) Panama Pacific Rivers, Chepo, Bayano (Upper Chepo) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Near Threatened , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 8)
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:10 (species record created: 2011 Jan 24 11:43)