/siluriformes/loricariidae/sturisomatichthys/tamanae/1.jpg "Sturisomatichthys tamanae")
Lateral view of preserved specimen/siluriformes/loricariidae/sturisomatichthys/tamanae/2.jpg "Sturisomatichthys tamanae")
Dorsal view/siluriformes/loricariidae/sturisomatichthys/tamanae/3.jpg "Sturisomatichthys tamanae")
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| Scientific Name | Sturisomatichthys tamanae (Regan, 1912) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Tamana, Río San Juan system, Chocó Deptment, Colombia. |
| Synonym(s) | Oxyloricaria tamanae |
| Etymology | (German)Sturio=Sturgeon + (Greek) soma=body + (Greek) -ichthys=fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 225mm or 8.9" 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: San Juan River basin. Colombia Pacific Rivers, San Juan (Colombia) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1912 (pt 3) (art. 36), pp 669, Pl. 77 (figs.1, 1a&b). |
| 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.48.2914 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:10 (species record created: 2011 Jan 24 11:47) |