Aposturisoma
| Aposturisoma myriodon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Tribe: | Harttiini |
| Genus: | Aposturisoma Isbrücker, Britski, Nijssen & H. Ortega, 1983 |
| Species: | A. myriodon |
| Binomial name | |
| Aposturisoma myriodon Isbrücker, Britski, Nijssen & H. Ortega, 1983 | |
Aposturisoma myriodon is a species of armored catfish. It is the only species in the genus Aposturisoma.
The generic name derives from Greek apo- meaning "outside", German sturio meaning "sturgeon" and Greek soma meaning "body"; the whole referring to its outwardly similar appearance to a sturgeon.
Aposturisoma myriodon is native to South America, the Aguaytia River basin in the Upper Amazon River drainage. This species is only known from its type location.[1] This species is rheophilic, preferring to live in shallow, fast waters with a rubble substrate.[1]
These fish may reach a length of 20.0 centimetres (7.9 in) SL.[2] They appear rather similar to the closely related Farlowella, though they have a larger mouth, deeper and wider body, and thicker caudal peduncle.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Aposturisoma myriodon" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
External links
- Images of Aposturisoma myriodon from Planetcatfish.com