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| Scientific Name | Pogonopoma wertheimeri (Steindachner, 1867) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Rio Mucuri Dist., Santa Clara, Bahia, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Plecostomus wertheimeri |
| Pronunciation | pog ON oh poma |
| Etymology | (Greek)Pogon=beard + (Greek)op=eye + (Greek)poma=lid, operculum. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 223mm (8.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Mucuri and São Mateus River basins. Currently known from three coastal river drainages in southeastern Brazil. Mucuri (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) São Mateus (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Other Parameters | Usually found in stretches of river with mid to strong water current and rocky or sandy bottom; although some specimens were collected from a lentic habitat |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien v. 4 (no. 14) 119 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Jul 30 09:51 (species record created: 2006 Jul 30 09:51) |
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