Scleronema operculatum

Eigenmann, 1917

(Type species)
Scleronema operculatum
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  8 cm
Standard length (documented)
72.8 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm

Rio Grande do Sul, Entre Rios

Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay

rio Ibicuí da Armada | sanga Santo Antônio ⇒ rio Santa Maria ⇒ rio Ibicuí → rio Uruguai = río Uruguay → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE

˜[ -29.880,-54.827 ]
Map to Scleronema operculatum
Substrate
sand
(sand), Chironomidae (Chironomidae), diptera (Diptera), dragon-fly (Odonata)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
i - ii / 4 - 6 rays
12 (- 13) soft rays
straight
top and bottom approximately the same length
ii / 9 - 10 (- 11) rays
6 soft rays
without filament 
i / (5 -) 4 rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 278
Pic. 2: Scleronema operculatum
Pic. 3: Scleronema operculatum (UFRGS 18086; 40.0 mm SL), Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Rosário do Sul, sanga Santo Antônio, tributary to rio Ibicuí da Armada, lower rio Uruguay
Pic. 4: Specimen in life of Scleronema operculatum (UFRGS 18086; 42.3 mm SL), Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Rosário do Sul, sanga Santo Antônio, tributary to rio Ibicuí da Armada, lower rio Uruguay
Pic. 5: Scleronema operculatum, lateral
Pic. 6: Scleronema operculatum, dorsal
Pic. 7: Scleronema operculatum, ventral
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