Scleronema (fish)

Scleronema
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Trichomycteridae
Subfamily:	Trichomycterinae
Genus:	Scleronema C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
Type species
Scleronema operculatum C. H. Eigenmann, 1917

Scleronema is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

S. minutum and S. operculatum both originate from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; S. minutum 4.0 cm (1.6 in) SL and S. operculatum 8.0 cm (3.1 in).Scleronema is a member of the subfamily Trichomycterinae.

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