Soromonichthys stearleyi
Lujan & Armbruster, 2011
(Type species)
in honor of Ralph Stearley (Professor of Geology at Calvin College)
Synonyms
Soromon Pleco
Length (total)
approx. 4 cm
Standard length (documented)
29.7 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
High above sea level
~120 m
Type of water
Clear water
Substrate
coarse gravel, sand, rocks
In water
Makrophyten
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
unknown
present
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark stripes/ribbons
II / 7 rays
dark stripes/ribbons
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark stripes/ribbons
II / 7 rays
dark stripes/ribbons
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
Sympatric with
Dekeyseria niveata
Hemiloricaria formosa
Rineloricaria microlepidogaster
Ancistrus sp.
Exastilithoxus sp.
Hemiloricaria formosa
Rineloricaria microlepidogaster
Ancistrus sp.
Exastilithoxus sp.
not known
- Lujan, N.K. & Armbruster, J.W., 2011 "Two New Genera and Species of Ancistrini (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Western Guiana Shield" (Copeia, Vol. 2011 No. 2, P. 216)
- Reis, R.E.; Albert, J.S.; Di Dario, F.; Mincarone, M.M.; Petry, P. & Rocha, L.A., 2016 "Fish biodiversity and conservation in South America" (Journal of Fish Biology, P. 13)
- PCF
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for the pictures
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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