| Family: |
Scoloplacidae (Spiny dwarf catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
1.38 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Amazon and Paraguay River basins. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-4; Anal soft rays: 5-6 |
| Biology: |
Found in ox-bow lagoons which have stagnant water and bottom covered with leaf debris and other organic litter; also occurs in cut-off pond with murky water and bottom composing of mixed sand and silt with some organic debris. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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