AquaticRepublic.com - Scleronema minutum (Trichomycteridae) All Fishes

Ventral view
Rio Yaguaron, Uruguay; Dorsal view
Habitat in Rio Yaguaron, Uruguay
Rio Yaguaron, Uruguay
Dorsal view

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Scleronema minutum** (Boulenger, 1891)
Common Names	Jaguar Mud-catfish Jaguar-muddermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	San Lorenzo District, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil [= São Lourenço do Sul, 31°21'55"S, 51°58'42"W].
Synonym(s)	Scleronema angustirostre, Trichomycterus minutus
Etymology	Scleronema: Greek, skleros = hard + Greek, nema = filament (or thread) referring to the hard base of the maxillary barbel.
Species Information
Size	40mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Laguna dos Patos (click on these areas to find other species found there) Lagoa Mirim, Yaguaron (click on these areas to find other species found there) Lagoa Mirim, Cebollati (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891 (pt 2), pp 235, Pl. 26 (fig. 3).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2021 Aug 31 11:24 (species record created: 2016 Dec 01 09:20)