Sturisoma Caquetae
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''Sturisoma caquetae'' is a species of armored catfish of the family
Loricariidae Loricariidae is the largest family (biology), family of catfish (order Siluriformes), with over 90 genus, genera and just over 680 species. Loricariids originate from freshwater habitats of Costa Rica, Panama, and tropical and subtropical South A ...
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
where it occurs in the
Caquetá River Caquetá may refer to: * Caquetá River, or Japurá River, in Colombia and Brazil * Caquetá Territory, a former territory of Colombia * Caquetá Department Caquetá Department () is a department of Colombia. Located in the Amazonas region ...
basin. The species grows to a length of .


References

Harttiini Catfish of South America Freshwater fish of Colombia Endemic fauna of Colombia Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler Fish described in 1945 {{Loricariinae-stub