Sturisoma graffini

Sturisoma graffini[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Madre de Dios River basin in Peru. 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.[2] Its specific name, graffini, honors the singer and evolutionary biologist Greg Graffin.[3] FishBase does not yet list this species.

Sturisoma graffini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Sturisoma
Species:
S. graffini
Binomial name
Sturisoma graffini
Londoño-Burbano, 2018

References

  1. "Sturisoma graffini Londoño-Burbano, 2018". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  2. 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. 10.1111/jfb.13560.
  3. "Sturisoma graffini • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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