Pterosturisoma microps
Eigenmann & Allen, 1942
(Type species)
micro = klein, ops = Augen
Synonyms
Flügel-Störwels
Harttia microps
Long-tailed Sturisoma
Harttia microps
Long-tailed Sturisoma
Length (total)
approx. 20 cm
Standard length (documented)
174.0 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
26 - 29 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0
Type of water
White water
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
Animal care
A lot of oxygen. Very good water quality. Flow.
substrate breeder
from genus: yes
BSSW Negast 2010
from
to
Quantity
Temp.
pH
7.00
7.00
GH
12
12
KH
3
3
NO³
Cond.
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
29/January/2022
- Das Aquarium 9/94 S.4 - 6
- Seidel, Ingo: "Sturisoma und ihre Verwandten – Teil 1: Artenvielfalt, Ökologie und Pflege"
(Aquaristik – Aktuelle Süßwasserpraxis 2/2009) - Hemmann, Mike: "Pterosturisoma microps"
(BSSW-Report 3/2010 - "Wels-Presseschau")
- Eigenmann, C.H. & Allen, William Ray, 1942 "Annotated List of the Species" (Fishes of western South America, P. 211)
- Isbrücker, I.J.H. & Nijssen, H., 1978 "The neotropical mailed catfishes of the genera Lamontichthys P. de Miranda Ribeiro, 1939 and Pterosturios ma n. gen., including the description of Lamontichthys stibaros n. sp. from Ecuador (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Institute of Taxonomie Zoology, University of Amsterdam., Vol. 48 No. 1, P. 58)
- PCF
- Seidel, I. "Schöne Flügel-Störwelse bei aqua-global"
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
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