| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Cichlinae |
| Max. size: |
14 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Approuague River in French Guiana to the Demerara River in Guyana. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Maximum length does not exceed 20 cm (Ref. 27188). Occurs upstream of the first rapids, in forest creeks with moderate illumination, slow current and sandy-silty substrate, together with Moenkhausia moisae, Moenkhausia oligolepis, Pyrrhulina filamentosa and Dysichthys coracoideus [= Bunocephalus coracoideus (Ref. 35237). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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