Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Sturisomatichthys frenatus (Sturisomatichthys frenatus), recorded as Critically Endangered
Sturisomatichthys frenatus (Sturisomatichthys frenatus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Sturisomatichthys frenatus

Sturisomatichthys frenatus

This catfish is endemic to Ecuador where it occurs in the Santiago-Cayapas drainage system.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Sturisomatichthys frenatus
Taxonomy
Siluriformes · Loricariidae · Sturisomatichthys

The ray-finned fish

This species attains a standard length of 24 cm (9.4 in) and species in the genus Sturisomatichthys are known to be facultative air breathers.

Range and habitat

This catfish is endemic to Ecuador where it occurs in the Santiago-Cayapas drainage system.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Sturisomatichthys frenatus is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Sturisomatichthys frenatus, Wikidata item Q99855399. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Sturisomatichthys frenatus?
This catfish is endemic to Ecuador where it occurs in the Santiago-Cayapas drainage system.
What is the conservation status of Sturisomatichthys frenatus?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Sturisomatichthys frenatus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Sturisomatichthys frenatus live?
This catfish is endemic to Ecuador where it occurs in the Santiago-Cayapas drainage system.
Why is Sturisomatichthys frenatus in crisis?
This species attains a standard length of 24 cm (9.4 in) and species in the genus Sturisomatichthys are known to be facultative air breathers.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Sturisomatichthys frenatus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Sturisomatichthys frenatus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.