Sturisomatichthys leightoni
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Sturisomatichthys |
| Species: | S. leightoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Sturisomatichthys leightoni (Regan, 1912)
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Sturisomatichthys leightoni is a species of armored catfish of the family Loricariidae endemic to Colombia, where it occurs in the upper Magdalena and Cauca River basins. This species grows to a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) SL.
Mark[edit]
The Sturisomatichthys leightoni is about 14 to 18 cm long. Its upper caudal fin is longer than its lower caudal fin. Both of them are elongated and peaked.
Sex differences[edit]
The male Sturisomatichthys leightoni is shorter than the female one and has a short beard (1–2 mm).
Reproduction[edit]
The female lays about 40 eggs. The male fans fresh water on top of the eggs until the babies hatch. This takes about 6–7 days.
Etymology[edit]
The catfish is named in honor of Sir Bryan Leighton (1868-1919), who presented the type specimen to the British Museum.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Sturisomatichthys leightoni" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- The German Wikipedia page about the Sturisomatichthys leightoni :https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwergst%C3%B6rwels 17.09.19
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