Exostoma stuarti

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Exostoma stuarti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Genus: Exostoma
Species:
E. stuarti
Binomial name
Exostoma stuarti
(Hora, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Glyptosternum stuartiHora, 1923

Exostoma stuarti is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Sisoridae. It is found in Myanmar.

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Description

Exostoma stuarti reaches a standard length of 5.6 cm (2.2 in). [2]

Etymology

The fish is named after geologist Murray Stuart of the Geological Survey of India, who collected the type specimen. [3]

References

  1. Ng, H.H. (2010). "Exostoma stuarti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T166642A6253459. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166642A6253459.en . Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Exostoma stuarti". FishBase . February 2015 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 July 2025). "Family SISORIDAE Bleeker 1858 (Hillstream Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 August 2025.