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Scientific Name | Sturisomatichthys festivus (Myers, 1942) |
Common Name | Real Royal Farlowella |
Type Locality | Río Monay, 35 km north of Trujillo, Motatan system, Maracaibo basin, Venezuela. |
Synonym(s) | Sturisoma festivum |
Pronunciation | fess TIV um |
Etymology | (German)Sturio=Sturgeon + (Greek) soma=body + (Greek) -ichthys=fish. |
Species Information | |
Size | 180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Identification | Sturisoma and Sturisomatichthys can be difficult to tell apart. Older descriptions of the genera emphasized the length of the snout (elongated in Sturisoma), but this trait is not reliable across species. Recent analyses allow discrimination based on the abdominal plates, fin colors and lateral plates: Sturisoma has its central abdominal plates arranged in three clearly-defined longitudinal series; all fins (except sometimes pectoral fins) lack dark spots; and 20–21 lateral plates in median series. Sturisomatichthys has its central abdominal plates less organized, not arranged in clearly-defined longitudinal series; dark spots usually present on one or more of the dorsal-, pectoral-, pelvic, or anal-fins; and 15–18 lateral plates in median series. Furthermore, to date all Sturisoma are cis-Andean; most (but not all) Sturisomatichthys are trans-Andean. This high-backed species develops long extensions to the pectoral fins. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Venezuela: Maracaibo Basin Colombia: Rio Catatumbo. Lake Maracaibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Lake Maracaibo, Catatumbo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
Temperature | 24.0-28.0°C or 75.2-82.4°F (Show species within this range) |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 2 (no. 4), pp 100, Figs. 8-10. |
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Last Update | 2024 Apr 06 01:45 (species record created: 2002 Apr 06 00:00) |