| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae |
| Max. size: |
6 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Orinoco River basin and Atlantic coastal drainages of the Guianas. |
| Diagnosis: |
Can be distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: 21-31 premaxillary and mandibular teeth, typically 24-25; dorsal profile of snout broad and moderately parabolic, not acutely pointed; head width 75-98% of head length, 18-22% of SL median group of abdominal plates irregularly arranged; pigment on pectoral-fin spine arranged in 5 blotches; two blotches on the unbranched anal ray, single band on the branched anal rays (Ref. 26706). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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