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| Scientific Name | Pogonopoma obscurum Quevedo & Reis, 2002 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Rio Canoas at road from Anita Garibaldi to Abdon Batista, Santa Catarina, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | pog ON oh poma - ob skoo rum |
| Etymology | (Greek)Pogon=beard + (Greek)op=eye + (Greek)poma=lid, operculum. obscurum meaning dark, an allusion to the dark coloration. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 236mm (9.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | P. obscurum lacks cheek odontodes which are presnt on P. wertheimeri and lacks an adipose fin which is present in the latter species. It has a longer dorsal fin (8-11 rays versus 7) than other members of its genus. |
| Sexing | Unknown. Males lack odontodes on the cheek. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Upper Rio Uruguai, southern Brazil La Plata  , Uruguay , Upper Uruguay (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.6 - 7.4 |
| Temperature | 23.0-24.0°C or 73.4-75.2°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | In nature found only over stretches onf the main river and tributaries with relatively rapid water currents over bottoms formed by rocks and boulders. |
| Compatibility | Unknown. Should be maintained with other fast water fishes. |
| Breeding | Not reported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Quevedo and Reis (2002) Pogonopoma obscurum: A New Loricariid Catfish from Southern Brazil, with Comments on the Genus Pogonopoma. Copeia 2002 (2) pp. 402-410. |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2008 May 25 12:40 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 05:48) |
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