Pogonopoma wertheimeri • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
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. Bahia State Rivers, Mucuri (click on these areas to find other species found there) Espirito Santo State Rivers, São Mateus (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
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.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

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.
Bahia State Rivers, Mucuri (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Espirito Santo State Rivers, São Mateus (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

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.

Breeding Reports

None.