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.
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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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| Sturisomatichthys leightoni (Regan, 1912)
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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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