| Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae |
| 2.33 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater; depth range 0 - 2 m |
| South America: Brazil. |
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This species can be distinguished from its congeners by having a V-shaped spinelet, yellowish teeth, lacking unpaired platelets at typical adipose fin portion, hyaline caudal-fin with three transverse dark bars, single abdominal median plate series, and by morphometric and meristic characters (Ref. 128923). |
| Found in small shallow streams with clear and swfit-flowing water, ca. 0.5-2 m depth with marginal vegetation (Ref. 128923). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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