Sturisoma
nigrirostrum Fowler, 1940 |
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Danny Blundell (4) Allan James
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| Relevant
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Its natural habitat is
described as mostly soft water backwaters in which there are no
water plants although the banks are overgrown with Pistia or Eichornia.
Branches extending below the surface and driftwood on the bottom
serve as surfaces that the fish can scour for aufwuchs and this
fish can actually scrape off some of the wood itself as an aid in
digestion. Can be sexed out by the male having bristles on the cheeks.
Aquarium Care: Good filtration and not to be crowded
in the tank as Nitrate levels should be kept low. Diet:
Vegetarian with Lettuce, algae (real or tablets/wafers) sweet potatoes,
cuccumber and mashed peas. One of the more easier Sturisoma
species to identify due to its short slightly turned up black snout. |
| Common
Name: |
Black-Nosed
Sturisoma |
| Synonyms: |
Sturisoma
brevirostre |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Peru:
Ucayali river basin. Type locality: Ucayali River
basin, Contamana, Peru. |
| Size:
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22cm. (8¾ins) |
| Temp: |
25-30°c
(77-87°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.0. |
| Reference: |
Burgess, W.E.
1989 An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary
survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City,
New Jersey (USA). 784 p.
Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1985 Aquarien atlas.
Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle,
Germany. 1216 p. |
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Family: Loricariidae
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