Biology:Sturisoma rostratum
| Sturisoma rostratum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Sturisoma |
| Species: | S. rostratum
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| Binomial name | |
| Sturisoma rostratum | |
Sturisoma rostratum s a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes.[1] This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Tocantins and Araguaia Rivers in the Federal District and states of Goiás and Tocantins.[2] This species reaches a standard length of 19 cm (7.5 in). Fishes in the genus Sturisoma are facultative air breathers.[3] S. rostratum was first formally described as Loricaria rostrata in 1829 by Johann Baptist von Spix and Louis Agassiz with its type locality given as "Brazilian rivers".[1] In 1838 William Swainson proposed the monospecific genus Sturisoma, with L. rostrata as its only species meaning that this species is the type species of that genus by momotypy.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Sturisoma". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Sturisoma.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namediucn - ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Sturisoma rostratum" in FishBase. November 2025 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Loricariinae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Loricariinae.
Wikidata ☰ Q3759644 entry
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