| Sturisoma nigrirostrum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Tribe: | Harttiini |
| Genus: | Sturisoma |
| Species: | S. nigrirostrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sturisoma nigrirostrum Fowler, 1940 |
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Sturisoma nigrirostrum is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae. It is endemic to Peru. Sexual dimorphism includes hypertrophied odontodes on the sides of the head of the male. This species inhabits gently to swiftly flowing white waters where submerged wood is abundant in the main flow of rivers.