/siluriformes/loricariidae/sturisomatichthys/kneri/1.jpg "Sturisomatichthys kneri")
Lateral view/siluriformes/loricariidae/sturisomatichthys/kneri/2.jpg "Sturisomatichthys kneri")
Ventral view/siluriformes/loricariidae/sturisomatichthys/kneri/3.jpg "Sturisomatichthys kneri")
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| Scientific Name | Sturisomatichthys kneri (Ghazzi, 2005) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Lago Maracaibo, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Loricaria kneri |
| Etymology | (German)Sturio=Sturgeon + (Greek) soma=body + (Greek) -ichthys=fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 239mm or 9.4" 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: Lago Maracaibo drainage in Venezuela. Lake Maracaibo (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 2017. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Copeia 2005 (no. 3), pp 559, Fig. 1. |
| 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 | 2020 Oct 22 03:48 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 09:16) |