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. It is the only species in the genus Aposturisoma.[1]
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.[2] This species is rheophilic, preferring to live in shallow, fast waters with a rubble substrate.[2]
These fish may reach a length of 20 centimetres (8 in) SL.[3] They appear rather similar to the closely-related Farlowella, though they have a larger mouth, deeper and wider body, and thicker caudal peduncle.[2]
[edit] External links
- Images of Aposturisoma myriodon from Planetcatfish.com
[edit] References
- ^ "Aposturisoma". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 05 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Aposturisoma myriodon". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 05 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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