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Male guarding eggs on aquarium glass
Close-up of male guarding eggs
Eggs on day 5
Male guarding eggs
Dorsal view of male's bristles
Pair - female below
Dorsal view
Close-up dorsal view
Juvenile
Male
Ventral view of male's bristles
Ventral view of male
Close-up of dorsal fin
Close-up of pectoral fin
Close-up of caudal fin

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Sturisomatichthys reinae** Londoño-Burbano & Reis, 2019
Common Name	Royal Twig Catfish
Type Locality	Boca de Pepé, one of the various tributaries and river close to village, Baudó River basin, Chocó department, Colombia, 5°03'04"N, 77°3'00"W [corrected].
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. Often, incorrectly, labelled S. aureum or S. festivus. In this species, the striking dorsal finnage has extensions (especially on the male) and a very high body compared to most congeners. It differs from S. festivus in that it never develops long filaments from the pectoral fins.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Colombia Pacific Rivers, Baudó (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Is bred in the aquarium, see S. aureum.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Copeia v. 107 (no. 4), pp 795, Fig. 16.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:10 (species record created: 2002 Apr 06 00:00)