Sturisomatichthys varii
| Sturisomatichthys varii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Sturisomatichthys |
| Species: | S. varii
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| Binomial name | |
| Sturisomatichthys varii | |
Sturisomatichthys varii[2] is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes.[1] This catfish occurs in the San Juan River basin in Colombia. The species was described in 2019 by Alejandro Londoño-Burbano (of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) and Roberto E. Reis (of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul) as part of a taxonomic revision of the genus Sturisomatichthys.[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Richard P. Vari (1949–2016), of the National Museum of Natural History, of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C..[4]
References
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Sturisomatichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ "Sturisomatichthys varii • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Londoño-Burbano, Alejandro & Reis, Roberto. (2019). A Taxonomic Revision of Sturisomatichthys Isbrücker and Nijssen, 1979 (Loricariidae: Loricariinae), with Descriptions of Three New Species. Copeia. 107. 764. 10.1643/CI-19-226.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (30 December 2025). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LORICARIINAE Rafinesque 1815 (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 25 March 2026.