Scleronema (fish)

Scleronema
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Siluriformes
Family:Trichomycteridae
Subfamily:Trichomycterinae
Genus:Scleronema
C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
Type species
Scleronema operculatum
C. H. Eigenmann, 1917

Scleronema is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Scleronema angustirostre (Devincenzi, 1942)
  • Scleronema minutum (Boulenger, 1891)
  • Scleronema operculatum C. H. Eigenmann, 1917

S. minutum and S. operculatum both originate from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; S. minutum 4.0 cm (1.6 in) SL and S. operculatum 8.0 cm (3.1 in).[2][3] Scleronema is a member of the subfamily Trichomycterinae.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Scleronema in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Scleronema minutum" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Scleronema operculatum" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
  4. ↑ "Scleronema". ITIS. Retrieved 2017-01-23.


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