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Pogonopoma obscurum Quevedo & Reis, 2002

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Endemic to the upper reaches of the rio Uruguai, in the states of rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. Even after intense collections in the middle portion of rio Uruguai, the species has not been collected in this area. Type locality, rio Canoas, at road from Anita Garibaldi to Abdon Batista, Santa Catarina (Ref. 43112).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Quevedo, R. and R.E. Reis, 2002
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Rhinelepinae
Etymology: Pogonopoma: Greek, pogon = beard + Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum (Ref. 45335);  obscurum: From its dark coloration; an adjective..
  More on authors: Quevedo & Reis.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

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