Sturisoma nigrirostrum

Sturisoma nigrirostrum is a species of armored catfish endemic to Peru where it occurs in the Ucayali River basin. This species inhabits gently to swiftly flowing white waters where submerged wood is abundant in the main flow of rivers. This species grows to a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in). Sexual dimorphism includes hypertrophied odontodes on the sides of the head of the male.

Sturisoma nigrirostrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Sturisoma
Species:
S. nigrirostrum
Binomial name
Sturisoma nigrirostrum
Fowler, 1940

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