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Scientific NameScleronema operculatum    Eigenmann, 1917
Common Name
Type LocalityCacequy, Brazil [= Cacequi, rio Cacequi, rio Ibicuí basin, Rio Grande do Sul, about 29°53'58"S, 54°50'24"W].
Synonym(s)
EtymologyScleronema: Greek, skleros = hard + Greek, nema = filament (or thread) referring to the hard base of the maxillary barbel. 
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Size80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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DistributionSouth America
La Plata, Uruguay, Middle Uruguay, IbicuĂ­ (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Near Threatened
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BreedingUnreported.
Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceProceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 56, pp 691.
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Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)