Scleronema teiniagua
Ferrer & Malabarba, 2020
teiniagua - after a princess who was turned into a witch - in "Salamanca do Jarau" by Simões Lopes Neto, 1913
Synonyms
Bagrinho-da-areia
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 6 cm
Standard length (documented)
45.2 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
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 ]
Substrate
fine gravel, sand
Simuliidae (Simuliidae), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera), Chironomidae (Chironomidae), diptera (Diptera)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
ii / 4 rays
(11 -) 12 soft rays
ii / (6 -) 7 rays
(5 -) 6 soft rays
without filament
I / 4 rays
(11 -) 12 soft rays
ii / (6 -) 7 rays
(5 -) 6 soft rays
without filament
I / 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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Ferrer, J. & Malabarba, L.R., 2020 "Systematic revision of the Neotropical catfish genus Scleronema (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), with descriptions of six new species from Pampa grasslands" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 18 No. 2)
- Malabarba, L.R.;Hirschmann,A.; Lucena,C.A.S. de; Giora,J.; Wingert,J.M.; Ferrer,J.; Silva,P.C ; Angrizani,R.C.; Costa Ramos,R. da; Kullander,S.; Carvalho,T.P.; Bertaco,V.; Fialho,C.B. & Bonato,K.O., 2025 "Guia Peixes do Bioma Pampa"
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