Aposturisoma myriodon
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| Aposturisoma myriodon Isbrücker, Britski, Nijssen & Ortega , 1983 |
Aposturisoma myriodon is a species of freshwater fish in the family Loricariidae of order Siluriformes.[1]; it is the only species in the genus Aposturisoma.[2]
Aposturisoma myriodon is native to South America, the Aguaytia River basin in the Upper Amazon River drainage. Typical adult length is 20cm.
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.
[edit] External links
- Images of Aposturisoma myriodon from Planetcatfish.com
[edit] References
- ^ "Aposturisoma myriodon". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 05 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- ^ "Aposturisoma". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 05 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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