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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Loricariinae
Etymology: Sturisomatichthys: German, sturio = sturgeon, 1525 + Greek, soma = body + greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); reinae: Named for Mrs. Ruth Gisela Reina, late curator of fishes at STRI for her significant contributions to the knowledge of fishes and her invaluable support and assistance to numerous ichthyologists worldwide during her tenure (Ref. 132346).
Eponymy: Ruth Gisela Reina (1977–2016) was formerly the curator of fishes, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Panama). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Colombia
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132346)
Maximum length based on holotype specimen, to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 132346).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Londoño-Burbano, A. and R.E. Reis, 2019. A taxonomic revision of Sturisomatichthys Isbrücker and Nijssen, 1979 (Loricariidae: Loricariinae), with descriptions of three new species. Copeia 107(4):764-806. (Ref. 132346)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00398 (0.00186 - 0.00854), b=3.11 (2.93 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
2.4 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (14 of 100). 🛈 |