Scleronema teiniagua

Ferrer & Malabarba, 2020
Scleronema teiniagua
teiniagua - after a princess who was turned into a witch - in "Salamanca do Jarau" by Simões Lopes Neto, 1913
 
Family
Trichomycteridae
 
Subfamily
Trichomycterinae
 
Genus
Scleronema
Synonyms
unknown
IUCN Red List:
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  6 cm
Standard length (documented)
45.2 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
arroyo Tres Cruces Grande near Artigas, arroio Areal, cañada de Brum, arroyo Catalán Chico, rio Cati, río Cuareim = rio Quaraí, ➀ río Cuaró Grande = arroyo Cuaró Grande, cañada Honda, cañada de la Luz, arroio Mata-olho, cañada Mataojo, arroyo los Molles, arroyo Salsal, rio Sarandi 3

Rio Grande do Sul, Artigas

Brazil, Uruguay

arroyo Catalán | arroyo Catalancito ⇒ arroyo Catalán Grande | arroyo Tres Cruces Grande | cañada Mataojo → río Cuaró Grande | arroio Sarandi → rio Cati | arroio Areal ⇒ río Cuareim → río Uruguay → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE

[ -30.592,-56.626 ]
Map to Scleronema teiniagua
 
Scleronema - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Simuliidae (Simuliidae), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera), Chironomidae (Chironomidae), diptera (Diptera)
 
Scleronema - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Anal fin
Caudal fin
Dorsal fin
Pectoral fins

Pelvic fins
ii / 4 rays
(11 -) 12 soft rays
ii / (6 -) 7 rays
(5 -) 6 soft rays
without filament 
I / 4 rays
 
Scleronema - overview of fins
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
Pic. 2: Scleronema teiniagua
Pic. 3: Scleronema teiniagua, holotype (ZVC-P 14522; 45.2 mm SL) Uruguay, Artigas, arroyo Tres Cruzes, río Cuareím basin, lower río Uruguay
Many thanks to
for the pictures
J. Ferrer & L.R. Malabarba (CC BY 4.0)
1, 2, 3
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