Sturisomatichthys leightoni
Regan, 1912
(Type species)
dedicated Sir Bryan Leighton - collector of the type material
Synonyms
Sturisoma leightoni
Baracalde (COL)
Cucho pitero (COL)
Dwarf Royal Twig Catfish
Leightons Störwels
Oxyloricaria leightoni
Baracalde (COL)
Cucho pitero (COL)
Dwarf Royal Twig Catfish
Leightons Störwels
Oxyloricaria leightoni
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 20 cm
Standard length (documented)
128.0 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
22 - 26 °C
pH
6.5 - 7.5
upper ➀ río Magdalena basin near Honda, quebrada Boquia, quebrada Las Cañas, río Espejo, río Los Kingos, arroyo La Fiebre, rio La Paila, río Luisa, rio La Miel, río Portugal de Piedras, río Purnio, río Roble, quebrada San Pablo, río Topón, río la Vieja, río Villeta, río Zanjón Bagazal, quebrada Bocatoma, quebrada Casanguillas, río Doña Juana, río Guarne, río Risaralda, ➀ río Sogamoso, río Supia, río Tenche, río la Vieja, río Cauca basin
Honda, Meta, Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, Caldas, Santander, Boyacá, Quindío, Cundinamarca, Tolima
Colombia
Río Nechi | río Risaralda | río Quindío ➙ río La Vieja | río La Paila ⇒ río Cauca | río Guarinó | río Villeta ➙ rio Negro ⇒ río Magdalena ➙ Caribic
[ 5.205,-74.737 ]
High above sea level
90 - 1205 m
Type of water
White water
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
overbrewed spinach
overbrewed spinach
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
approx. 0.67 years approx. 8.0 cm
substrate breeder
from genus: yes
Catfish Atlas 1
from
to
Quantity
65
Temp.
22
24
pH
GH
16
16
KH
13
13
NO³
Cond.
Farlowella sp.
absent
i / 5 rays
12 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
filament upper
filament lower
i / 7 rays
6 soft rays
i / 5 rays
i / 5 rays
12 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
filament upper
filament lower
i / 7 rays
6 soft rays
i / 5 rays
Warning: hybridization with Farlowella known
Sympatric with
Astroblepus homodon
Cetopsorhamdia molinae
Chaetostoma milesi
Chaetostoma thomsoni
Cochliodon hondae
Lasiancistrus caucanus (L 312 / LDA 71)
Pimelodella floridablancaensis
Pimelodus yuma
Rhamdia guatemalensis
Sturisomatichthys guaitipan
Trichomycterus banneaui
Trichomycterus mogotensis
Andinoacara latifrons
Apteronotus eschmeyeri
Argopleura magdalenae
Astyanax sp.
Cetopsorhamdia molinae
Chaetostoma milesi
Chaetostoma thomsoni
Cochliodon hondae
Lasiancistrus caucanus (L 312 / LDA 71)
Pimelodella floridablancaensis
Pimelodus yuma
Rhamdia guatemalensis
Sturisomatichthys guaitipan
Trichomycterus banneaui
Trichomycterus mogotensis
Andinoacara latifrons
Apteronotus eschmeyeri
Argopleura magdalenae
Astyanax sp.
Characidium phoxocephalum
Creagrutus affinis
Creagrutus dulima
Creagrutus magdalenae
Geophagus steindachneri
Gephyrocharax melanocheir
Hemibrycon sp.
Hoplias malabaricus
Kronoheros umbrifer
Microgenys minuta
Parodon magdalenensis
Poecilia reticulata
Poecilia sphenops
Rivulus magdalenae
Roeboides dayi
Sternopygus aequilabiatus
Creagrutus affinis
Creagrutus dulima
Creagrutus magdalenae
Geophagus steindachneri
Gephyrocharax melanocheir
Hemibrycon sp.
Hoplias malabaricus
Kronoheros umbrifer
Microgenys minuta
Parodon magdalenensis
Poecilia reticulata
Poecilia sphenops
Rivulus magdalenae
Roeboides dayi
Sternopygus aequilabiatus
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
29/January/2022
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(Amazonas Juli / August 2020)
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