| Sturisoma | |
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| Sturisoma guentheri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Tribe: | Harttiini |
| Genus: | Sturisoma Swainson, 1838 |
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Sturisoma is a genus of armored catfishes native to Central and South America.
Sturisoma has been shown to be sister to Farlowella . [1]
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: [2]
The species of the genus Sturisoma are widely distributed on both slopes of the Andes, in Panama and Colombia, and in the Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraná River basins. [1]
Sexual dimorphism includes hypertrophied odontodes on the sides of the head of the male. [1]
Sturisoma inhabit gently to swiftly flowing white waters where submerged wood is abundant in the main flow of rivers. [1] Sturisoma species are open brooders. [1]
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