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Sturisoma
''Sturisoma'' is a genus of armored catfishes native to Central and South America. Taxonomy ''Sturisoma'' has been shown to be sister to ''Farlowella''. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * '' Sturisoma barbatum'' ( Kner, 1853) * '' Sturisoma brevirostre'' ( C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889) * '' Sturisoma caquetae'' (Henry Weed Fowler, 1945) * '' Sturisoma graffini'' Londoño-Burbano, 2018 * '' Sturisoma guentheri'' ( Regan, 1904) * '' Sturisoma lyra'' ( Regan, 1904) * '' Sturisoma monopelte'' Fowler, 1914 * '' Sturisoma nigrirostrum'' Fowler, 1940 * '' Sturisoma reisi'' Londoño-Burbano and Britto, 2022Londoño-Burbano, Alejandro & Britto, Marcelo. (2022). A new species of Sturisoma Swainson, 1838 (Loricariidae: Loricariinae) from the Madeira River basin, with a discussion of historical biogeography of western Amazonas and Paraguay River basins. Journal of fish biology. 102. 10.1111/jfb.15251. * '' Sturisoma robustum'' ( Regan, 1904 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sturisoma Graffini
''Sturisoma graffini'' is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Madre de Dios River basin in Peru. It was described in 2018 by Alejandro Londoño-Burbano of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro on the basis of its distinctive coloration and morphology. Its Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''graffini'', honors the singer and evolutionary biologist Greg Graffin. FishBase does not yet list this species. Etymology The fish is named in honor of Greg Graffin (b. 1964), “lead singer of the punk rock band Bad Religion, Ph.D. in Zoology, part time life sciences, palaeontology and evolution professor at University of California, Los Angeles and Cornell University. References Harttiini Fish described in 2018 Taxa named by Alejandro Londoño-Burbano Catfish of South America Fish of Peru {{Loricariinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |