Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae |
Max. size: |
11.66 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
Distribution: |
South America: rio São João drainage in Brazil. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Rictal barbel coalesced with the lower lip in a complex and ornamented fringe; slender pectoral-fin spine, thinner than pelvic-fin spine; lateral process of cleithrum developed above the origin of pectoral fin; mature males have short hypertrophied odontodes on margins of head hidden by big fleshy lobes (Ref. 42856). |
Biology: |
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IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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