| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Geophaginae |
| Max. size: |
5.49 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Orteguaza (Amazon basin) and upper Guaviare (Orinoco basin) river drainages in Colombia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 16-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-13; Vertebrae: 24-26. Distinguished uniquely from all other congeners in having a prominent dark blotch around the ventral base of the pectoral fin, separate from a small dark spot at the dorsal base of the pectoral fin (Ref. 52483). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 05 August 2020 (B1b(iii)+2b(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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