Description
Pterosturisoma microps is a bottom-dwelling loricariid catfish of up to 16.1 cm, from the upper Amazon. The genus name joins «wing», «sturgeon» and «mouth».
Little is known of its life. It asks for a long tank with fine sand, logs and little current, and calm companions. It does not compete for food.
Behavior
It can be expected to be calm and slow, spending the day pressed to logs and sand. It competes poorly for food and needs a long tank without strong currents.
It lives well with small, calm fish of the middle and upper levels.
Avoid housing it with other bottom fish that dispute its food and with large or lively fish.
Habitat
Pterosturisoma microps lives in the upper Amazon. Its specific environment has not been described.
Details
🌊 Water parameters
🐠 Minimum tank size
Breeding
Its breeding is not documented.
Diet
A probable bottom omnivore with a small mouth.
- Staple: small sinking tablets and frozen mosquito larvae.
- Supplement: frozen brine shrimp and soft vegetables, such as courgette.
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Compatible fish
General guidance based on water parameters, behaviour and known exceptions; always review the individual animals' and aquarium's specific needs.
They share water: pH 6–7 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 26–28 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6–7 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 25–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–25 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6–7 and 27–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 25–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 26–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6–6.5 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7 and 26–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 25–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–6.5 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6–7.2 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
Compatible invertebrates
General guidance based on water parameters, behaviour and known exceptions; always review the individual animals' and aquarium's specific needs.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–6.5 and 24 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–25 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–6.8 and 24 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6–6.8 and 24 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–27 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–26 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6.5–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 7–7.2 and 24–28 °C.
They share water: pH 6–6.5 and 24 °C. They only meet at the very edge, so the tank has to hold that value.
Sources
- FishBaseFroese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2026. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.
Etymology: from FishBase, the genus joins the Greek pteron («wing, fin»), the German sturio («sturgeon») and the Greek stoma («mouth»).
The care values (pH, temperature and hardness) come from a single source: none of the other accepted sources records them for this species.
Water: FishBase gives 24-28 °C and records neither pH nor hardness; the pH (6-7.2) and hardness (2-10 dGH) ranges are an own judgement, taken from Planiloricaria cryptodon, of the same subfamily, and do not come from any source. Size: 16.1 cm SL. Distribution: the upper Amazon. Diet, behaviour and breeding: FishBase does not record them; the text is general knowledge of the loricariines, not of the species.
Litres per fish, tank sizes and lifespan: the profile's own judgement. The sources consulted do not give them.
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