''Sturisomatichthys dariense'' is a species of
armored catfish Armoured catfish may refer to:
*Family Loricariidae: The armoured suckermouth catfish, also known as suckermouth catfish, armoured catfish or simply 'plecs' or 'plecos'
*Family Callichthyidae: armoured catfish, includes the genera
**''Corydoras'', ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...
where it occurs in the
Tuira River
The Tuira River is located in the Darién Province of eastern Panama. It flows into the Bay of San Miguel at the province capital of La Palma.
It is the largest river in Panama, and one of its tributaries, the Chucunaque River, is the longest ...
basin. The species grows to a length of and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.
References
Sturisoma
Fish of Central America
Fish of Panama
Fish described in 1913
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