Species of catfish
Sturisoma reisi [ 1] species of catfish in the family Loricariidae . It is native to South America , where it occurs in the Cautário River , the Guaporé River , the Ji-Paraná River , the Mamoré River , and the Sotério River in the Madeira River basin in Bolivia and Brazil . It was described in 2022 by Alejandro Londoño-Burbano and Marcelo Ribeiro de Britto of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro on the basis of distinctive genetic and morphological characteristics.[ 2] [ 3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of the authors’ colleague, Brazilian ichthyologist Roberto E. Reis , of the Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul , for his contributions to Neotropical ichthyology.[ 4]
References
^ "Sturisoma reisi • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog" . www.planetcatfish.com . Retrieved 2023-02-11 .^ Londoño-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.
^ Researchgate.net/publication/364375879_A_new_species_of_Sturisoma_from_the_Madeira_River
^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LORICARIINAE Rafinesque 1815 (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes)" . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 November 2024 .
