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| Scientific Name | Sturisomatichthys guaitipan Londoño-Burbano & Reis, 2019 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Calandaima River, Magdalena River basin, Apulo, Cundinamarca department, Colombia, 4°30'N, 74°34' W. |
| Etymology | (German)Sturio=Sturgeon + (Greek) soma=body + (Greek) -ichthys=fish. |
| Species Information | |
| 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 | Colombia Pacific Rivers, Baudó (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Copeia v. 107 (no. 4), pp 796, Fig. 17. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2021 Feb 17 02:05 (species record created: 2019 Dec 03 09:54) |