Isbrueckerichthys calvus Jerep, Shibatta, Pereira & Oyakawa, 2006

Family:  Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae
Max. size:  9.02 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Córrego Juruba and ribeirão Agua dos Oito of the rio Tibagi basin in Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found usually along the bottom among rocks and stones, just under small waterfalls, of a small creek flowing through a landscape of mixed open field, riparian vegetation and forest, sometimes with a very degraded margin. The stream has rocky bottom, with small to medium-sized rocks, loose stones and gravel and some small pools along the streams with sand and mud on the bottom (Ref. 57731 ).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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