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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Loricariinae
Genus: Sturisomatichthys

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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Seidel, I.

South America
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Sturisomatichthys aureus (Steindachner, 1900)

Photo by Seidel, I.
 
Sturisomatichthys aureus
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No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Sturisomatichthys citurensis
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No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 25.4 cm
 
Sturisomatichthys dariensis
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Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 16.9 cm SL
Sturisomatichthys festivus (Myers, 1942)

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.
 
Sturisomatichthys festivus
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 24 cm SL
 
Sturisomatichthys frenatus
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Photo by Seidel, I.

South America
Max. Length 23.9 cm SL
Sturisomatichthys kneri (Ghazzi, 2005)

Photo by Seidel, I.
 
Sturisomatichthys kneri
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Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Sturisomatichthys leightoni (Regan, 1912)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Sturisomatichthys leightoni
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Photo by Landines, M.

Central and South America
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Sturisomatichthys panamensis (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)

Photo by Landines, M.
 
Sturisomatichthys panamensis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
 
Sturisomatichthys tamanae
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9 Species of Family Loricariidae with Genus Sturisomatichthys
(Armored catfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1900 Sturisomatichthys aureus South America 20 SL
1913 Sturisomatichthys citurensis Central America 25 SL
1913 Sturisomatichthys dariensis Central America 25.4
1942 Sturisomatichthys festivus South America 16.9 SL
1902 Sturisomatichthys frenatus South America 24 SL
2005 Sturisomatichthys kneri South America 23.9 SL
1912 Sturisomatichthys leightoni South America 18 SL
1889 Sturisomatichthys panamensis Central and South America 26 SL
1912 Sturisomatichthys tamanae South America 22.5 TL



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