| Remarks |
This species was found along banks of aquatic plants (e.g., Elodea sp.) in a blackwater pond approximately 10 × 5 m, separated during the dry season by only a few meters from the stream, with both connected in the rainy season. They were very abundant and found with the arowana tetra Gnathocharax steindachneri; the aphyoditeine tetra Axelrodia stigmatias; the tetras Hemigrammus bellottii, H. microstomus, H. vorderwinkleri, Hyphessobrycon bentosi, an unidentified Hyphessobrycon sp.; the freshwater hatchetfish Carnegiella strigata; the toothless characin Curimatopsis macrolepis; juvenile wolffish Hoplias malabaricus; the pencilfish Nannostomus marginatus, Pyrrhulina sp.; the miniature thorny catfish Physopyxis lyra; the callichthyid armoured catfishes Megalechis picta, M. thoracata; the loricariine armoured catfish Rineloricaria sp.; the bigeye cichlid Acaronia nassa; juvenile saddled cichlid Aequidens tetramerus; the pike cichlid Crenicichla sp. Despite sampling efforts in all mesohabitats other than the pond, this was not found in the main channel. In the 2021 expedition, the pond was littered with a large amount of garbage (e.g., bottles, plastic bags) (Ref. 128833). |
