Etymology
pterá (gr.) - feather, wings, because of the large fins. + Genus Sturisoma
Synonyms
Length (total)
approx. 20 cm
Body height
flat
Mouth
Jaw
Breeding behavior
substrate breeder
Others
no iris lobe
Strinking
of them
of them
Similar Genus
Additional literatur
- H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1" S.506
Internet sources
- 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)
- Covain, R. & Fisch-Muller, S., 2007 "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (Zootaxa, No. 1462, P. 1)
- Londoño-Burbano, A. & Reis, R.E., 2021 "A combined molecular and morphological phylogeny of the Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with emphasis on the Harttiini and Farlowellini" (PlosOne)
Species
Species
Country
Origin
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
(cm)
T.
(°C)
(°C)
Bree
ding
ding
20
120
26 - 29
BSSW Negast 2010
One entry found.
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
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