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Scientific Name	**Pogonopoma wertheimeri** (Steindachner, 1867)
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio Mucuri District, Santa Clara, Bahia State, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Plecostomus wertheimeri
Pronunciation	pog ON oh poma
Etymology	(Greek)Pogon=beard + (Greek)op=eye + (Greek)poma=lid, operculum.
Species Information
Size	223mm or 8.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Mucuri and São Mateus River basins. Bahia State Rivers, Mucuri (click on these areas to find other species found there) Espirito Santo State Rivers, São Mateus (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 2018.
Other Parameters	Usually found in stretches of river with mid to strong water current and rocky or sandy bottom; although some specimens were collected from a lentic habitat
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 4 (no. 14) (for 16 May 1867), pp 119.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:12 (species record created: 2006 Jul 30 09:51)