Sturisoma

Sturisoma has been shown to be sister to Farlowella.

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Sturisoma| month = December | year = 2011}}

• Sturisoma barbatum (Kner, 1853)
• Sturisoma brevirostre (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889)
• Sturisoma caquetae (Henry Weed Fowler, 1945)
• Sturisoma graffini Londoño-Burbano, 2018
• Sturisoma guentheri (Regan, 1904)
• Sturisoma lyra (Regan, 1904)
• Sturisoma monopelte Fowler, 1914
• Sturisoma nigrirostrum Fowler, 1940
• Sturisoma reisi Londoño-Burbano and Britto, 2022Londoño-Burbano, Alejandro & Britto, Marcelo. (2022). A new species of Sturisoma Swainson, 1838 (Loricariidae: Loricariinae) from the Madeira River basin, with a discussion of historical biogeography of western Amazonas and Paraguay River basins. Journal of fish biology. 102. 10.1111/jfb.15251.
• Sturisoma robustum (Regan, 1904)
• Sturisoma rostratum (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
• Sturisoma tenuirostre (Steindachner, 1910)

The species of the genus Sturisoma are widely distributed on both slopes of the Andes, in Panama and Colombia, and in the Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraná River basins.{{cite journal|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01462p040.pdf|title=The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis|first=Raphael|last=Covain|author2=Fisch-Muller, Sonia |journal=Zootaxa|volume=1462|pages=1–40|year=2007|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1462.1.1 }}

Sexual dimorphism includes hypertrophied odontodes on the sides of the head of the male.

Sturisoma inhabit gently to swiftly flowing white waters where submerged wood is abundant in the main flow of rivers. Sturisoma species are open brooders.

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Category:Fish of South America

Category:Fish of the Amazon basin

Category:Freshwater fish genera

Category:Catfish genera

Category:Taxa named by William Swainson

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