Sturisoma graffini
| Sturisoma graffini | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Sturisoma |
| Species: | S. graffini
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| Binomial name | |
| Sturisoma graffini Londoño-Burbano, 2018[2]
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Sturisoma graffini[3] is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the suckermouth armored catfishes.[2] This catfish occurs in the Madre de Dios River basin, as well as in the drainages of the Manu and Tambopata, in Peru. It may also be found in Bolivia.[1] It was described in 2018 by Alejandro Londoño-Burbano of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro on the basis of its distinctive coloration and morphology.[4]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Greg Graffin (b. 1964), “lead singer of the punk rock band Bad Religion, Ph.D. in Zoology, part time life sciences, palaeontology and evolution professor at University of California, Los Angeles and Cornell University.[5]
References
- ^ a b Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Taphorn, D.C.; DoNascimiento, CD; et al. (2021). "Sturisoma graffini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T190550138A190550152. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T190550138A190550152.en. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Sturisoma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ^ "Sturisoma graffini Londoño-Burbano, 2018". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Londoño-Burbano, Alejandro (2018). "A new species of Sturisoma (Loricariidae: Loricariinae) from the Madre de Dios River basin, Peru, with a key to all congeners and comments on the type series of Sturisoma rostratum: A NEW STURISOMA FROM THE UPPER AMAZON BASIN". Journal of Fish Biology. 92. doi:10.1111/jfb.13560.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (30 December 2025). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LORICARIINAE Rafinesque 1815 (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 24 March 2026.