Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae |
12.69 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
demersal; freshwater |
South America: middle and upper rio Tocantins and its tributaries. |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 4-4. Number of elongate odontodes on cheek 30-60; absence of dark spots on the ventral surface of head and body; fins and lateral and dorsal plates of head and body with numerous dark dots; dorsal-fin rays I, 7; premaxillary teeth 17-29; absence of small dark spots on upper region of eye; first anal-fin pterygiophore barely exposed, sometimes covered by skin; long and curled odontodes of adult males confined to the upper caudal peduncle region; interorbital width 30.3-35.0% HL (Ref. 49598). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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