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Scientific Name Sturisomatichthys leightoni  (Regan, 1912)
Common Names Dwarf Royal Twig Catfish
Leightons Störwels (Germany)
Type Locality Honda, Colombia, elevation 300-400 feet.
Synonym(s) Oxyloricaria leightoni
Etymology (German)Sturio=Sturgeon + (Greek) soma=body + (Greek) -ichthys=fish. 
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Size 180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification Sturisoma and Sturisomatichthys can be difficult to tell apart. Older descriptions of the genera emphasized the length of the snout (elongated in Sturisoma), but this trait is not reliable across species. Recent analyses allow discrimination based on the abdominal plates, fin colors and lateral plates: Sturisoma has its central abdominal plates arranged in three clearly-defined longitudinal series; all fins (except sometimes pectoral fins) lack dark spots; and 20–21 lateral plates in median series. Sturisomatichthys has its central abdominal plates less organized, not arranged in clearly-defined longitudinal series; dark spots usually present on one or more of the dorsal-, pectoral-, pelvic, or anal-fins; and 15–18 lateral plates in median series. Furthermore, to date all Sturisoma are cis-Andean; most (but not all) Sturisomatichthys are trans-Andean.
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Distribution South America: Upper Magdalena and Cauca River basins.
Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena, Cauca (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena, Upper Magdalena (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
Temperature 20.0-24.0°C or 68-75.2°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There are 2 breeding reports, read them all here.
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Reference Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1912 (pt 3) (art. 36), pp 669, Pl. 77 (fig. 2).
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Last Update 2019 Sep 14 03:47 (species record created: 2001 Apr 29 00:00)