| Family: |
Chilodontidae (Headstanders) |
| Max. size: |
10.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Cuyuni River basin of eastern Venezuela, Essequibo and Cuyuni rivers of Guyana, Corantijn River of Suriname and Guyana, and Marowijne-Maroni River of Suriname and French Guiana. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 31-32 |
| Biology: |
Maximum length based on largest examined specimen. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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