| Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae |
| 23.29 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater |
| South America: Rio Iguaçu in Paraná State, Brazil. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Distinguished from members of Hypostomus cochliodon group, except H.
hemicochliodon, by having bifid non spoon-shaped teeth and with the lateral cups not fused to the mesial one (vs. spoon-shaped teeth with lateral cups usually fused to the mesial one). Differs from other congeners by the combination of the following characters: dark spots over body and fins; absence of keels on pterotic-supracleitrhum, pre-dorsal plates and on lateral series of plates; deeper body and a pair of parallel moderate keels on predorsal plates; . abdomen completely plated; presence of small-sized and close-settled dark spots (equal to smaller than eye pupil) on dorsal region of head, trunk, and fins; and presence of three pre-dorsal plates bordering supraoccipital (Ref. 91066). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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