Ventral view
Rio Yaguaron, Uruguay; Dorsal view
Habitat in Rio Yaguaron, Uruguay
Rio Yaguaron, Uruguay
Dorsal view
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| 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 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 , a distribution map 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). |
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| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up S. minutum on PlanetCatfish.com |
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 | Look up S. minutum on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up S. minutum on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.1257.6741 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |