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Species in the genus Scleronema: [ 11 ] records


angustirostris, Pygidium Devincenzi [G. J.] in Devincenzi & Teague 1942:30, Pl. 4 (fig. 3) [Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Montevideo (Serie 2) v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 12268] La Cañeda de las Piedras, lower Río Uruguay, Uruguay. Holotype: MHNM CI (lost). Paratypes: BMNH 1944.6.20.1 (1), MNRJ 3605 (2), MHNM (3, lost). Type catalog: Olazarri et al. 1970:4 [ref. 23527], Ferraris 2007:413 [ref. 29155], Loureiro et al. 2016:412 [ref. 35150]. •Valid as Trichomycterus angustirostris (Devincenzi 1942) -- (Burgess 1989:321 [ref. 12860], Nión et al. 2016:30 [ref. 35565]). •Valid as Scleronema angustirostris (Devincenzi 1942) -- (Casciotta & Almirón 1996:52 [ref. 25534], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:278 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:38 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:82 [ref. 28131]). •Valid as Scleronema angustirostre (Devincenzi 1942) -- (Ferraris 2007:413 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:22 [ref. 33622]). •Synonym of Scleronema minutum (Boulenger 1891) -- (Ferrer & Malabarba 2020:40 [ref. 37587]). Current status: Synonym of Scleronema minutum (Boulenger 1891). Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Habitat: freshwater.

auromaculatum, Scleronema (Plesioscleronema) Costa [W. J. E. M.], Sampaio [W. M. S.], Giongo [P.], Almeida [F. B. de], Azevedo-Santos [V. M.] & Katz [A. M.] 2022:89, Figs. 2-5A, 5C, 5F, 5I, 5L [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 297; ref. 39059] Stream tributary to Rio Capivari, a tributary of Rio Quebra Anzol, Rio Araguari subdrainage, Rio Paranaíba drainage, Paraná basin, Araxá municipality, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, 19°40'26"S, 47°02'24"W, elevation 970 meters. Holotype: UFRJ 7018. Paratypes: CICCAA, UFRJ. •Valid as Scleronema auromaculatum Costa, Sampaio, Giongo, Almeida, Azevedo-Santos & Katz 2022 -- (Bockmann et al. 2023:33 [ref. 40227]). Current status: Valid as Scleronema auromaculatum Costa, Sampaio, Giongo, Almeida, Azevedo-Santos & Katz 2022. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Araguari drainage, upper Paraná River basin, Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

carijo, Scleronema (Scleronema) Bockmann [F. A.], Ferrer [J.], Rizzato [P. P.], Esguícero [A. L. H.], Duboc [L. F.] & Ingenito [L. F. S.] 2023:5, Figs. 1-18 [Zootaxa 5297 (no. 1); ref. 40227] Ribeirão Arataca, tributary of the right bank of the rio Tijucas, under bridge of SC-108 highway, Tijipió district, São João Batista Municipality, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, 27°22'05"S, 48°53'41"W, elevation 24 meters. Holotype: LIRP 16930. Paratypes: LIRP, MCP, MHNCI, UFRGS. •Valid as Scleronema carijo Bockmann, Ferrer, Rizzato, Esguícero, Duboc & Ingenito 2023. Current status: Valid as Scleronema carijo Bockmann, Ferrer, Rizzato, Esguícero, Duboc & Ingenito 2023. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: South America: Tijucas, da Madre and Tubarão River basins, Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

guapa, Scleronema Ferrer [J.] & Malabarba [L. R.] 2020:11, Figs. 6-7 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 2): e190081; ref. 37587] Sanga Santo Antônio, tributary of rio Ibicuí da Armada, rio Ibicuí basin, lower rio Uruguay, Rosário do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, 30°17'41"S, 54°59'17"W. Holotype: UFRGS 23500. Paratypes: LIRP, MCN, MCP, UFRGS. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Scleronema guapa Ferrer & Malabarba 2020 -- (Ferrer 2021:237 [ref. 38890], Costa et al. 2022:91 [ref. 39059]). Current status: Valid as Scleronema guapa Ferrer & Malabarba 2020. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Ibicuí basin, a tributary to the left bank of rio Uruguay (Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

ibirapuita, Scleronema Ferrer [J.] & Malabarba [L. R.] 2020:17, Figs. 5B, 8 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 2): e190081; ref. 37587] Área de Proteção Ambiental Ibirapuitã, rio Ibirapuitã Chico, tributary of rio Ibirapuitã, rio Ibicuí basin, lower rio Uruguay, Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, 30°33'29"S, 55°31'03"W. Holotype: MCN 19470. Paratypes: MCN, UFRGS. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Scleronema ibirapuita Ferrer & Malabarba 2020 -- (Ferrer 2021:238 [ref. 38890], Koerber et al. 2021:5 [ref. 38894], Koerber et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40355], Loureiro et al. 2023:88 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Scleronema ibirapuita Ferrer & Malabarba 2020. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Ibirapuitã basin (Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil), and Río Arapey basin (Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

macanuda, Scleronema Ferrer [J.] & Malabarba [L. R.] 2020:21, Figs. 1A, 9, 10A, 11 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 2): e190081; ref. 37587] Irrigation water channel draining to arroio Velhaco, laguna dos Patos system, Sentinela do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, 30°43'13"S, 51°39'28"W. Holotype: MCN 20230. Paratypes: LIRP, MCN, MCP, UFRGS, ZVC. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Scleronema macanuda Ferrer & Malabarba 2020 -- (Terán et al. 2020:44 [ref. 38045], Ferrer 2021:240 [ref. 38890], Koerber et al. 2021:5 [ref. 38894], Costa et al. 2022:94 [ref. 39059], Koerber et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40355], Koerber et al. 2023:2 [ref. 40368], Loureiro et al. 2023:88 [ref. 40506], Koerber et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41721]). Current status: Valid as Scleronema macanuda Ferrer & Malabarba 2020. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: South America: small Atlantic coastal drainages (southeastern Brazil), and lower Uruguay River basin (Uruguay and Argentina). Habitat: freshwater.

mate, Scleronema Ferrer [J.] & Malabarba [L. R.] 2020:29, Figs. 5A, 12, 13A [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 2): e190081; ref. 37587] Arroio Grande, tributary of arroio Castelhano, rio Taquari basin, laguna dos Patos system, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, 29°33'S, 52°17'W. Holotype: MCP 54183. Paratypes: LIRP, MCN, MCP, UFRGS. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Scleronema mate Ferrer & Malabarba 2020 -- (Ferrer 2021:243 [ref. 38890]). Current status: Valid as Scleronema mate Ferrer & Malabarba 2020. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Jacuí basin, laguna dos Patos system (Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

milonga, Scleronema Ferrer [J.] & Malabarba [L. R.] 2020:34, Figs. 1B, 5C, 14-15 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 2): e190081; ref. 37587] Arroio Lageado Araçá, rio Ijuí basin, lower rio Uruguay, Dezesseis de Novembro, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, 28°12'23"S, 54°56'58"W. Holotype: MCP 54165. Paratypes: LIRP, MCP, UFRGS. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Scleronema milonga Ferrer & Malabarba 2020 -- (Mirande & Koerber 2020:2 [ref. 37594], Ferrer 2021:245 [ref. 38890], Costa et al. 2022:91 [ref. 39059]). Current status: Valid as Scleronema milonga Ferrer & Malabarba 2020. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: South America: Uruguay River basin (southern Brazil and Argentina). Habitat: freshwater.

minutus, Trichomycterus Boulenger [G. A.] 1891:235, Pl. 26 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891 (pt 2); ref. 17039] San Lorenzo District, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil [= São Lourenço do Sul, 31°21'55"S, 51°58'42"W]. Lectotype: BMNH 1891.3.16.84. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1891.3.16.85-86 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:413 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Ferrer & Malabarba 2020:41 [ref. 37587]. •Valid as Trichomycterus minutus Boulenger 1891 -- (Burgess 1989:322 [ref. 12860] as minutum, Nión et al. 2016:30 [ref. 35565] with author in parentheses). •Valid as Scleronema minutum (Boulenger 1891) -- (Malabarba 1989:145 [ref. 14217], Casciotta & Almirón 1996:52 [ref. 25534], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:278 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:38 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:82 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:413 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:22 [ref. 33622], Fernández et al. 2015:14 [ref. 35041], Mirande & Koerber 2015:37 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:421 [ref. 34561], Ochoa et al. 2017:557 [ref. 35582], Ferrer & Malabarba 2020:40 [ref. 37587], Ferrer 2021:247 [ref. 38890], Koerber et al. 2021:5 [ref. 38894], Costa et al. 2022:93 [ref. 39059], Koerber et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40355], Loureiro et al. 2023:88 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Scleronema minutum (Boulenger 1891). Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: South America: Laguna dos Patos, lower Uruguay and lower Paraná River basins (Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina). Habitat: freshwater.

operculatum, Scleronema Eigenmann [C. H.] 1917:691 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 56; ref. 1237] Cacequy, Brazil [= Cacequi, rio Cacequi, rio Ibicuí basin, Rio Grande do Sul, about 29°53'58"S, 54°50'24"W]. Holotype: FMNH 58080 [ex CM 7077]. Paratypes: FMNH 58520 (3, ex CM 7539). Type catalog: Henn 1928:81 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:78 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:413 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Scleronema operculatum Eigenmann 1917 -- (Burgess 1989:304 [ref. 12860] as operculatus, Casciotta & Almirón 1996:52 [ref. 25534], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:278 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:38 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:82 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:413 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:22 [ref. 33622], Fernández et al. 2015:14 [ref. 35041], Mirande & Koerber 2015:37 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:421 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:30 [ref. 35565], Ferrer & Malabarba 2020:53 [ref. 37587], Mirande & Koerber 2020:2 [ref. 37594], Ferrer 2021:249 [ref. 38890], Costa et al. 2022:92 [ref. 39059]). Current status: Valid as Scleronema operculatum Eigenmann 1917. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Ibicuí drainage, Uruguay River basin (Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

teiniagua, Scleronema Ferrer [J.] & Malabarba [L. R.] 2020:61, Figs. 13B, 26-27 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 2): e190081; ref. 37587] Arroyo Tres Cruces, río Cuareím basin, lower río Uruguay, Artigas, Uruguay, 30°35'31"S, 56°37'34"W. Holotype: ZVC P14522. Paratypes: LIRP, MCP, UFRGS, ZVC. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Scleronema teiniagua Ferrer & Malabarba 2020 -- (Ferrer 2021:250 [ref. 38890], Koerber et al. 2021:5 [ref. 38894], Koerber et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40355], Loureiro et al. 2023:88 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Scleronema teiniagua Ferrer & Malabarba 2020. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: South America: Río Uruguay basin (southern Brazil and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.


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