Scleronema (fish)

Taxobox
name = "Scleronema"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Trichomycteridae
genus = "Scleronema"
genus_authority = Eigenmann, 1918
type_species = "Scleronema operculatum"
type_species_authority = Eigenmann, 1918
subdivision_ranks = Binomial name
subdivision =
"Scleronema angustirostre"
(Devincenzi, 1942)
"Scleronema minutum"
(Boulenger, 1891)
"Scleronema operculatum"
Eigenmann, 1918

"Scleronema" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes three species, "S. angustirostre", "S. minutum", and "S. operculatum".cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J., Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|format=PDF] "S. angustirostre" originates from Uruguay and grows to about 4.8 centimetres (1.9 in) SL.FishBase species|genus=Scleronema|species=angustirostre|year=2007|month=July] "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).FishBase species|genus=Scleronema|species=minutum|year=2007|month=July] FishBase species|genus=Scleronema|species=operculatum|year=2007|month=July] "Scleronema" is not included under any of the trichomycterid subfamilies.cite journal|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01471p059f.pdf|title="Ituglanis paraguassuensis" sp. n. (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae): a new catfish from the rio Paraguaçu, northeastern Brazil|first=Rafael M.|last=Campos-Paiva|coauthors=Costa, Wilson J. E. M.|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1471|pages=53–59|year=2007|format=PDF]

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