| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae |
| Max. size: |
17 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: drainages of the Cubataõ, Tubarao and Ararangua rivers; all coastal streams of Santa Catarina, Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Pectoral fin overlapping half the length of pelvic fin when adpressed; absence of a skin flap on dorsal margin of the pectoral-fin spine; nuptial males with pectoral-fin spines thick, straight and richly ornamented with short hypertrophied odontodes (Ref. 42856). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 (B1b(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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