| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae |
| Max. size: |
5.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Upper Tocantins tributaries upstream of the dam of Serra da Mesa in Goiás, Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 4-4; Vertebrae: 28-29. Small, wide, and very depressed body; short dorsal fin (3.9-4.6 times in SL); wide mouth; a small area of supraoccipital plate often depressed, slightly granular or without odontodes; exposed part of nuchal plate minute or totally covered by skin; dorsal and fins brownish with numerous small whitish spots, lips and belly yellowish, totally or mostly unpigmented. Dermal plates along dorsal-fin base 7-8. Short interdorsal distance, 5.5-6 times in SL. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 (B2ab(i,ii,iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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