Sturisomatichthys varii

Sturisomatichthys varii is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the San Juan River basin in Colombia. The species was described in 2019 by Alejandro Londoño-Burbano and Roberto E. Reis as part of a taxonomic revision of the genus Sturisomatichthys.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Richard P. Vari, of the National Museum of Natural History, of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.